hmm, remember 500Ma at an ampere, ouch indeed.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2008 6:21 PM
Subject: Re: a curley question about valve transceivers.


ouch
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Colin McDonald" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2008 6:53 PM
Subject: Re: a curley question about valve transceivers.


> ah it ain't that bad.
> I once stuck my finger in a hole it wasn't supposed to go in, when working
> on an old tube radio...it was some loading coil or something, and it threw
> my arm back and burned my finger pretty bad.
> I later had someone test it with a volt meter, and it was something like
> 700
> volts DC...which isn't fun....good thing there was very little current
> involved.
> 73
> Colin, V A6BKX
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Shaun Oliver" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2008 9:29 AM
> Subject: Re: a curley question about valve transceivers.
>
>
>> which is why I ask these questions here. I refuse to do anything like
>> that right off the bat. I might like to play but I don't have a death
> wish.
>>
>> Shaun
>> web sites:
>> http://www.myspace.com/blindmanshaunoliver
>> http://blindman.homelinux.org/~blindman/
>> skype: brailledude
>>
>>
>> On 21/03/2008 2:18 AM, the old scribe known as Butch Bussen was able to
>> impart this pearl of wisdom:
>> > Removing one final is not a good idea.  There are better ways to cut
> down
>> > power.  It depends on the tranceiver, some will let you turn power back
>> > with a power control.  Others will let you do the same thing with the
> mike
>> > gain on ssb, but with this method, you won't have any alc.  Lord, who
>> > thinks this stuff up!!!
>> >
>> > 73s
>> > Butch Bussen
>> > wa0vjr
>> >
>> >
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