> When I first installed the ComTek RCB-5 remote switch on my tower, I had
> to change twice all the LEDs on the indoor control box. Over a period of a
> few weeks in late summer, I lost all five a couple of times, probably due to
> lightning nearby. (No station damage, so my working assumption is a strike
> around me.)
>
> I simply installed 0.001 uF bypass caps from the +12VDC lead feeding
> each LED to ground. Haven't had a failure since (2001.)
>
> The fellow from whom I purchased the switch had also installed a series
> of MOVs on a screw barrier strip inside his switch enclosure out at his
> tower. I can't recall what type they were, but I expect that a 50V or lower
> MOV should suffice for your app.
>
> 73 de
> Gene Smar AD3F
Anyone applied a similar mod to a Heath SA-2550
remote tuner?
I hope to deploy mine shortly and might as well
make any mods now.
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