> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Roger D. Johnson [SMTP:n1rj@pivot.net]
> > Sent: Monday, November 19, 2001 4:31 PM
> > To: amps@contesting.com
> > Subject: [AMPS] HV connectors
> >
> >
> > I, frankly, get a little nervous whenever I disconnect the Millen
> > high voltage connector on the back of my Drake L7. The wire to it
> > looks like the center of RG-8 so there's plenty of insulation. Or
> > is there? Doesn't insulation fail sometimes? I'd feel much better
> > having the HV inside a shielded cable where an arc to ground only
> > goes to the shield....not through my body. There is a type of HV
> > connector available called the MHV. It looks like a BNC but will
> > not mate with a BNC. It's available for all common cables and is
> > rated for 5kv. It's reasonably priced too. Maybe more than a Millen
> > setup but not much more and the security is worth it to me. They
> > are available through any large distributor such as Pasternak.
> >
> > 73, Roger
> >
> > --
Hi Roger,
I've found the MHV rather pricey as of late since many manufacturers
have discontinued it. I think it fell out of favor to the SHV series,
which unlike the MHV guarantees a ground before hot connection, a while
back.
And I stopped using the Millen's a long time ago when the wrong end of
the wire came out of one... though I noticed it before it could do evil!
Caton (http://www.caton.com?) makes some realllly nice HV connectors
but, probably a bit pricey for this application.
73,
Marv WC6W
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