It's on the list, Gale!
Appreciate the reminder, though, because that's so easy to forget!
Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gale Conard" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, June 03, 2012 9:42 PM
Subject: Re: re-thinking the power supply issue
> Tom,
>
> Don't forget to clean, or replace, the fuses, and clean the fuse holders.
> I
> did that a few months ago, and the power levels jumped from 50 to 100,
> and,
> in some instances, to 110 watts.
>
> 73,
> Gale
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>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Tom Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Sunday, June 03, 2012 7:33 PM
> Subject: Re: re-thinking the power supply issue
>
>
> Yup, Gary. ... That is what I really think I'm experiencing here.
>
> When I get time, I'm going to go through every connection, and make sure
> it
> is clean and secure.
>
> I thought I had done that the other day, but obviously, I must have missed
> something.
>
> 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Gary Tillinghast" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Sunday, June 03, 2012 7:50 PM
> Subject: Re: re-thinking the power supply issue
>
>
>> With the use of the rig runner, any connection problems with the lugs on
>> the power supply or any Anderson Power poles have any corrosion in them
>> can
>> lead to amps lost. Seems like the binding posts do the best. 73. Gary
>> KB2YAA
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Tom Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Saturday, June 02, 2012 9:07 PM
>> Subject: re-thinking the power supply issue
>>
>>
>> Hi, everyone.
>>
>> Well, I'm now re-thinking my power supply dilemma, and may not need to go
>> out and spend the money for a new one after all.
>>
>> Here's the latest scoop:
>>
>> When I took the voltage and amperage readings last night, I thought it
>> would
>> be sufficient to somehow clip the leads on my Omega talking meter to the
>> lugs on the Astron RS35. This is where I got the really strange and
>> variable readings when putting a load into the circuit.
>>
>> However, and this is a big however, tonight, I figured out a way to
>> squeeze
>> the leads in so that they could connect directly to the rig runner
>> terminals
>> themselves, and that made a big difference. My voltage without any load
>> still remained at 13.35 or so, but the voltage when transmitting on full
>> power was much more stable this time, ranging from a low of 13.0 to a
>> high
>> of about 13.20. I then took power readings with the TS590's meter on
>> full
>> power, and came up with 100 watts. So, if there is a problem here at
>> all,
>> I
>> think it might be simpler, and might merely take the form of terminals
>> that
>> meed to be either cleaned or replaced. You wouldn't think that would
>> make
>> much difference in voltage readings, but apparently it does. I am not
>> sure
>> why I initially kept getting those 50-watt power readings earlier in the
>> week, but now, I'm less convinced that there is a major problem with the
>> supply. Obviously, I'm going to have to take things apart here, clean
>> and
>> secure everything systematically, and then see if the problem recurs.
>>
>> At any rate, it beats spending money on a power supply that I simply may
>> not
>> need, at least right now.
>>
>> 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>>
> 73,
> Gale
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