Are you guys saying that power supplies have terminals instead of goof proof
plugs?  If so , why!?
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, January 09, 2005 5:20 AM
Subject: Re: QRP note


> OK, what's with the terminals on the astron?  I'm curious because I had a
> Kenwood supply once that was a switcher, I blew 2 of them up, and they had
> terminals, I didn't like because I couldn't find loops for them for the
> end
> of the wire, the fasteners, nuts what ever those were, didn't come
> completely off so I had to take big wire end loops and cut them to have a
> u
> shape instead of completely round,  are they the same on the Astron
> switching supplies? I much prefer they come all the way off and have a
> lock
> washer to hold them tight.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Louis Kim Kline" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Sunday, January 09, 2005 12:43 AM
> Subject: Re: QRP note
>
>
>> Hi John.
>>
>> I looked at the Astron as well.  The main reason I put it back and bought
>> the MFJ supply was because I didn't like the type of terminals on the
>> Astron.  They just looked a lot harder to work with than the MFJ, so I
>> bought the MFJ instead.  Generally, I haven't had very good luck with
>> most
>> MFJ things I've bought, but so far the power supply has worked well.  So
>> has my antenna analyzer.
>>
>> 73, de Lou K2LKK
>>
>