All of these were designed to switch the primary voltage and not the 13 VDC.
73
Bob, K4TAX
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tom North" <tomnorth@airmail.net>
To: <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2003 9:54 AM
Subject: [TenTec] Corsair ON/OFF
> The switches ARE in series. FWIW, I'd like to add that the switch in the
> Corsair (and other TT rigs of this PS switch design) is NOT intended to
> handle the current of a DC supply suitable to drive the rig - ONLY the AC
> for the PS. It *may* be used to switch a relay for DC, as Jerry suggests.
> This is pretty well covered in the manual. I leave my PS on, and switch it
> all at the rig, as the PS is remote (behind) my position on a separate
> shelf. There may be views as to advantages in any installation.
> 73'
> Tom N5OZQ
>
> -----------------------------
>
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> Date: Wed, 9 Jul 2003 20:31:06 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Duane Grotophorst <n9dg@yahoo.com>
> To: tentec@contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] Corsair ON/OFF
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> It doesn't matter, but they both need to be "ON" in
> order to turn the radio on. The power switch of the
> Corsair is in series with the power switch of the 961.
> Those switches are switching the 125VAC primary
> voltage not the 13.8V DC. This is true for all of the
> 4 pin/wire Ten tec power supplies.
>
> Duane
> N9DG
>
> --- Jim Reid <jimr.reid@verizon.net> wrote:
> > Ok, what is THE method for powering up a Corsair
> > II?
> >
> > Do I turn ON the PS 961 with the Corsair power
> > switch
> > already ON? The 961 will NOT power up without the
> > Corsair being ON. So that is what I have been doing.
> >
> > But then, when going QRT, should I reach over and
> > just switch OFF the 961, leaving the power switch
> > on the Corsair at ON? Or, turn OFF the Corsair
> > switch, which will also "kill" the power on the
> > 961,
> > or 962 should I happen to be using that one at the
> > moment?
> >
> > Whish switch can handle the most current? The one
> > in the Corsair II, or that over on the Ten Tec
> > power
> > supplies?
> >
> > 73, Jim KH7M
> >
> >
>
>
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