power dissipation, I bet. Something with negative resistance would be best, as
a true crowbar, otherwise it has to be sized to take some heat.
shawn kb1ckt
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> On Jan 2, 2017, at 8:50 AM, tfr001@myfairpoint.net wrote:
>
> Another question would be - anyone ever try to replace that connector with
> something more rugged?
>
> I also ordered a new-old-stock 1N2979A (big 15V zener) off of Ebay to
> replace the big diode where the power comes into the chassis. Not sure why
> TenTec didn't do that orginally. The manual says something about it being
> there to blow the fuse for reverse polarity - why not make it a zener and
> get an over voltage crowbar too?
> -Tom N1OOQ
>
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