Colin:

If it was on the plate, and hence R.F., the burn would have been
particularly severe!!!!

David



-----Original Message-----
From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
On Behalf Of Colin McDonald
Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2008 10:53 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
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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