[Amps] Alpha 86
Tom Rauch
w8ji at contesting.com
Thu Mar 6 05:38:44 EST 2003
> Actually, I already have. I've seen the results of the corona-caused
breakdown
> that you refer to there. I repaired an SB-1000 with a burned 160-meter
tune
> padder contact. This contact was connected to the hot side of the PI-net,
and
> arced to ground across the wafer. The moving contact was undamaged,
proving
> that it had not been hot-switched. I put a corona washer on the
replacement
> contact, and I had no further problems.
I don't know why they left that off. It makes a day and night difference in
breakdown voltage of that contact.
73 Tom
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