Oops, I stand corrected.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Forst" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2011 8:02 AM
Subject: Re: another astron power supply story


> Lou,
>
> John is right. RM is rack mount.  In the standard desk top box,  RS 35M
> has meters, while RS 35A is the same supply minus the meters.
>
> 73, Steve KW3A
>
> On 3/8/2011 7:29 AM, Lou Kolb wrote:
>> Thanks, John for the clarification.  Lou
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "John Miller"<[log in to unmask]>
>> To:<[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Monday, March 07, 2011 10:43 PM
>> Subject: Re: another astron power supply story
>>
>>
>>> the RM-35 is the rack mounted one, the RS-35 is the standard box that 
>>> sits
>>> on the desk.
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "tom behler"<[log in to unmask]>
>>> To:<[log in to unmask]>
>>> Sent: Monday, March 07, 2011 10:07 PM
>>> Subject: Re: another astron power supply story
>>>
>>>
>>>>     Lou:
>>>>
>>>> A quick question here, just out of curiosity:
>>>>
>>>> What's the difference between an Astron RM35, and an RS35?
>>>>
>>>> Could be something obvious, but my brain just isn't registering at this
>>>> late
>>>> hour.  (grin)
>>>>
>>>> 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "Lou Kolb"<[log in to unmask]>
>>>> To:<[log in to unmask]>
>>>> Sent: Monday, March 07, 2011 10:04 PM
>>>> Subject: Re: another astron power supply story
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Absolutely, Tom.  With so much gear running on 12 volts today it's a
>>>> great
>>>> idea to have an extra supply on hand and now I'm happy I did.
>>>> Fortunately,
>>>> though, even if I hadn't had the older Astron, there is a TS-830 in the
>>>> shack and they had built-in supplies.  Guess what I should be working 
>>>> on
>>>> is
>>>> a battery backup which I know some of you already have.  73,  Lou
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "tom behler"<[log in to unmask]>
>>>> To:<[log in to unmask]>
>>>> Sent: Monday, March 07, 2011 9:29 PM
>>>> Subject: Re: another astron power supply story
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>     Oh wow, Lou!
>>>>>
>>>>> At least I don't feel alone, although my current problem with my 
>>>>> Astron
>>>>> RS35
>>>>> admittedly was of my own making.
>>>>>
>>>>> One thing about this list is that it helps to know that I'm in good
>>>>> company,
>>>>> and have an arena for sharing what often appear to be common problems.
>>>>>
>>>>> Let us know if you can get the ailing supply fixed.
>>>>>
>>>>> Interestingly, I was talking with my wife at dinner tonight, and
>>>>> suggested
>>>>> that it's always good to have an extra power supply or two around, in
>>>>> case
>>>>> one suddenly fails.
>>>>>
>>>>> May just have to go looking for at least another used Astron at the
>>>>> upcoming
>>>>> local swap in about 6 or 7 weeks.
>>>>>
>>>>> 73 from Tom Behler:  KB8TYJ
>>>>>
>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>> From: "Lou Kolb"<[log in to unmask]>
>>>>> To:<[log in to unmask]>
>>>>> Sent: Monday, March 07, 2011 8:58 PM
>>>>> Subject: another astron power supply story
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> As long as we're discussing power supply issues, i've just had an
>>>>> experience
>>>>> I never expected.  My RM-35 from Astron failed and, oddly, the problem
>>>>> seemed to be in the switch.  You'd think it would be somewhere farther
>>>>> along
>>>>> in the circuit.  I was on cw and started to hear an odd sound every 
>>>>> time
>>>>> the
>>>>> transmitter in the k3 keyed.  Like an arcing but different in that it
>>>>> wasn't
>>>>> a snappy sound.  At first, I thought it was the rig but then the
>>>>> transformer
>>>>> in the supply started to jump occasionally, as it does when you first
>>>>> turn
>>>>> the supply on.  When I started to smell smoke right after that, I
>>>>> hastily
>>>>> signed and reached up to turn off the supply but the switch wouldn't
>>>>> throw.
>>>>> it moved a bit but was actually fused in place.  Later, when I came 
>>>>> back
>>>>> down to the shack it had cooled down and was very firmly fused in 
>>>>> place.
>>>>> I
>>>>> had another, older Astron on the shelf so I hooked it up and was back 
>>>>> on
>>>>> the
>>>>> air the next night.  I haven't taken the cover off of the stricken
>>>>> supply
>>>>> yet but it oughta be interesting.  It's not a complicated device so I
>>>>> expect
>>>>> to be able to fix it.  Anyone else have a similar experience?  Lou
>>>>> WA3MIX
>>