I still have my old QUADRA, I
retired it when I bought the SPE 1.3K-FA.
Nice to have spares !!
73, Dick, W1KSZ
On Mon, Apr 24, 2017 at 8:37 AM, Gary Smith via Amps <amps@contesting.com>
wrote:
> In response to message #1:
>
> Re Icom pw-1's, the (lack) of reliability of the auto tuner was what kept
> me away from buying one.
>
> I am a fan of Icom gear, but not that of breaking my budget to support the
> onshore repair facility and the shipping guy.
>
> Bought the Ameritron Al-82, two dependable 3-500's, manual tune, can get
> most of my money back considering what I paid for it a few years back
>
> The Yaesu Quadra, OTH, has been a overlooked but dependable SS amp for
> quite a while now.
>
> Gary...wa6fgi
>
>
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>> 3. Re: tarnish or corrosion? (Christopher Brown)
>> 4. Jennings RB8A voltage rating? (Victor Rosenthal 4X6GP)
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>> Message: 1
>> Date: Mon, 24 Apr 2017 03:30:44 +0000
>> From: Bill Turner <dezrat@outlook.com>
>> To: Amps group <amps@contesting.com>
>> Subject: Re: [Amps] Fwd: Amps Digest, Vol 172, Issue 39
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>> On Sun, 23 Apr 2017 20:41:44 -0400, W4TV wrote:
>>
>> Cathy, the PW-1 is a 1000W amplifier per Icom's own Instruction
>>>> Manual.
>>>>
>>> REPLY:
>>
>> I suspect very few PW-1 owners know what it costs to do a power supply
>> repair on that unit: $2000. They don't repair, they replace. When I
>> found that out, mine went up for sale while it was still working.
>>
>> Something to keep in mind.
>>
>> 73, Bill W6WRT
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------
>>
>> Message: 2
>> Date: Mon, 24 Apr 2017 08:32:02 +0000
>> From: Charles H <k4vud@hotmail.com>
>> To: amps <amps@contesting.com>, "ka4inm@gmail.com" <ka4inm@gmail.com>
>> Subject: Re: [Amps] tarnish or corrosion?
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>>
>> The product in the link herein is made to resist electric current... see
>> the Di on the word Dielectric.
>>
>> 73, Charly
>>
>>
>> ________________________________
>> From: Amps <amps-bounces@contesting.com> on behalf of Ron Youvan <
>> ka4inm@gmail.com>
>> Sent: Sunday, April 23, 2017 1:49 PM
>> To: amps
>> Subject: Re: [Amps] tarnish or corrosion?
>>
>> Don N8DE n8de@thepoint.net wrote:
>>
>> Have you ever thought of putting petroleum jelly on the contacts to
>>> prevent the moist air from getting to the metal? Worth a try!
>>>
>> Better, use something made for this exact problem:
>>
>>
>> https://smile.amazon.com/Novagard-Dielectric-Silicone-Compou
>> nd-AS-8660/dp/B001BNZWNU/ref=sr_1_14?ie=UTF8&qid=
>> 1492955056&sr=8-14&keywords=silicone+dielectric+compound
>> Novagard G624 Dielectric Silicone Grease Compound, Meets SAE AS-8660, 5.3
>> oz Tube: Industrial Lubricants: Amazon.com: Industrial & Scientific<
>> https://smile.amazon.com/Novagard-Dielectric-
>> Silicone-Compound-AS-8660/dp/B001BNZWNU/ref=sr_1_14?ie=
>> UTF8&qid=1492955056&sr=8-14&keywords=silicone+dielectric+compound>
>> smile.amazon.com
>> Novagard G624 Dielectric Silicone Grease Compound, Meets SAE AS-8660, 5.3
>> oz Tube: Industrial Lubricants: Amazon.com: Industrial & Scientific
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> This product has NO bearing strength.
>> (part will evaporate, it is a mixture of two silicone greases)
>>
>> I have this same problem in W. C. Florida.
>>
>> Quoting Charles Harpole <hs0zcw@gmail.com>:
>>>
>>>> I have a hot and humid year round weather. I have lots of problems with
>>>> some kind of material that gets on exposed plugs and sockets that
>>>> interferes with electric conduction.
>>>>
>>> --
>> Ron KA4INM - Youvan's corollary:
>> Every action results in unwanted side effects.
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>> Message: 3
>> Date: Mon, 24 Apr 2017 01:11:32 -0800
>> From: Christopher Brown <cbrown@woods.net>
>> To: amps@contesting.com
>> Subject: Re: [Amps] tarnish or corrosion?
>> Message-ID: <df762798-c506-d667-3ecf-bc17be75a92a@woods.net>
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>>
>> Google the uses of dielectric paste/grease, this is an approp use.
>>
>> Paste, not curing solid...Is displaced wherever theere would be actual
>> metal on metal contact in the connector.
>>
>> Take for example all those plugs/sockets in a modern auto with a sealing
>> boot...
>>
>> Apply a light coating to the inside of the shell, lubes the seal and
>> improves sealing...Apply a glob to the female contact opening...When you
>> close the connector, they are close fitting, will be driven all through
>> displacing air. Contact will happen as normal, but all "air space" in
>> the connector will be filled with an insulator.
>>
>>
>> The only gotcha is when using silicone based dielectric grease you need
>> to be aware of "water glass"...Current+salt+silicone can form glass...as
>> can arcing...Not the best thing for relay contacts or open contacts
>> exposed directly to salt water. (There are non silicone dielectric
>> greases for that.
>>
>> On 4/24/17 00:32, Charles H wrote:
>>
>>> The product in the link herein is made to resist electric current... see
>>> the Di on the word Dielectric.
>>>
>>> 73, Charly
>>>
>>>
>>> ________________________________
>>> From: Amps <amps-bounces@contesting.com> on behalf of Ron Youvan <
>>> ka4inm@gmail.com>
>>> Sent: Sunday, April 23, 2017 1:49 PM
>>> To: amps
>>> Subject: Re: [Amps] tarnish or corrosion?
>>>
>>> Don N8DE n8de@thepoint.net wrote:
>>>
>>> Have you ever thought of putting petroleum jelly on the contacts to
>>>> prevent the moist air from getting to the metal? Worth a try!
>>>>
>>> Better, use something made for this exact problem:
>>>
>>>
>>> https://smile.amazon.com/Novagard-Dielectric-Silicone-Compou
>>> nd-AS-8660/dp/B001BNZWNU/ref=sr_1_14?ie=UTF8&qid=
>>> 1492955056&sr=8-14&keywords=silicone+dielectric+compound
>>> Novagard G624 Dielectric Silicone Grease Compound, Meets SAE AS-8660,
>>> 5.3 oz Tube: Industrial Lubricants: Amazon.com: Industrial & Scientific<
>>> https://smile.amazon.com/Novagard-Dielectric-
>>> Silicone-Compound-AS-8660/dp/B001BNZWNU/ref=sr_1_14?ie=
>>> UTF8&qid=1492955056&sr=8-14&keywords=silicone+dielectric+compound>
>>> smile.amazon.com
>>> Novagard G624 Dielectric Silicone Grease Compound, Meets SAE AS-8660,
>>> 5.3 oz Tube: Industrial Lubricants: Amazon.com: Industrial & Scientific
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> This product has NO bearing strength.
>>> (part will evaporate, it is a mixture of two silicone greases)
>>>
>>> I have this same problem in W. C. Florida.
>>>
>>> Quoting Charles Harpole <hs0zcw@gmail.com>:
>>>>
>>>>> I have a hot and humid year round weather. I have lots of problems
>>>>> with
>>>>> some kind of material that gets on exposed plugs and sockets that
>>>>> interferes with electric conduction.
>>>>>
>>>> --
>>> Ron KA4INM - Youvan's corollary:
>>> Every action results in unwanted side effects.
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>>
>> Message: 4
>> Date: Mon, 24 Apr 2017 16:34:43 +0300
>> From: Victor Rosenthal 4X6GP <k2vco.vic@gmail.com>
>> To: Amps reflector <amps@contesting.com>
>> Subject: [Amps] Jennings RB8A voltage rating?
>> Message-ID: <4161bba4-ed4a-f11c-fff0-3b0b05423cff@gmail.com>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed
>>
>> I have couple of Jennings vacuum relays, 26.5 volt coil SPDT model
>> RB8A-26N927 which I would like to use for a remote antenna tuning
>> application. But I haven't been able to find the voltage/current ratings
>> for the contacts. The Jennings web site is worthless. Maybe someone knows?
>>
>>
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