I'm glad you posted that, I never thought of doing that but you're right, 
it's something I'll keep in mind for sure. Also, checking it with a 
continuity meter the same way is a great idea, I don't know why I never 
thought of that before.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Butch Bussen" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, December 16, 2011 5:37 PM
Subject: Re: Sighted Hams In Sacramento Not Really Helpful


>I don't have a clue why you say don't do that.  Doesn't have a damn
> thing to do with coax!!!  All I said was to use the case of the radio as
> a temporary ground
> You won't fry anything!!!!  good grief I've been doing this for over 40
> years.  This is a way to tell which lead from your power cord is red or
> ground.  If you take a wire from the supply and hook to the radio case,
> that is assuming you know which is ground, this works.  If you touch the
> actual ground lead from your power cord to the plus, it is a short, but
> astron supplies will just shut down.  If you touch a wire from your
> power cord and radio plays, you know you have it right.  Remove the temp
> jumper from supply ground to case and hook up the power cord ground.
> The only thing you positively have to know is plus and minus on your
> supply.  Before you criticize what I write, think it through!!!!
> 73
> Butch
> WA0VJR
> Node 3148
> Wallace, ks.
>
>
> On Fri,
> 16 Dec 2011, Michael Thurman wrote:
>
>> do NOT do that
>> you will fry your radio or supply!!!!!!!!! the ground n the coax is NOT =
>> big enough to carry the full output of most supplies  and withot a fuse =
>> it will NOT shut down  you are depending on a fuse which may or may not =
>> be htere   use a meter or do NOT do it  period!!!
>>
>> On Dec 14, 2011, at 10:42 PM, Butch Bussen wrote:
>>
>>> Do you have a talking meter you can check voltage or ohms with?  I 
>>> can=20=
>>
>>> check my kenwood power cords and tell you which one is plus. 
>>> Another=20=
>>
>>> trich that works, if you know which lead out of your power supply is=20=
>>
>>> ground is to hook that one to a tround on your caase, mouting screw 
>>> or=20=
>>
>>> whatever.  If you hook up the actual ground wire to the hot side of =
>> your=20
>>> supply, it will short it and should just shut down.  If the radio =
>> works,=20
>>> then you know you have it right and hook up the actual ground wire to =
>> the=20
>>> supply.  Hope that makes sense.
>>> 73
>>> Butch
>>> WA0VJR
>>> Node 3148
>>> Wallace, ks.
>>
>>