[Amps] Sierra Electronics 5kW load/meter

Will Matney craxd1 at verizon.net
Wed Aug 17 14:51:42 EDT 2005


Keith,

That could have a couple of resistors that size in it as I'm familiar with the Palstar load. The cabinet is about 4" high, and a good bit deep so it may have two large or say 4 smaller ones in it, I don't know. Even if it had say a 30 sec. rating, that would be good enough for me. That's about what I figured they did is use a small rating for the 5 kW. If it'll handle say 1 kW easy, that's fine and dandy. I'll sure know when I get it.

Best,

Will

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On 8/17/05 at 1:37 PM Keith Dutson wrote:

>Does not look to be able to handle 5KW rms, maybe peak pulse only.  I have
>the Palstar DL5K.  It is quite a bit larger and has two large fans to help
>keep the two huge resistors cool.  The resistors are about 2 inches in
>diameter by 12 inches long!  Even so, it is rated at 5KW for about 30
>seconds and 1KW continuous.
>
>73, Keith NM5G
>
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>From: amps-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:amps-bounces at contesting.com] On
>Behalf Of Will Matney
>Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2005 12:36 PM
>To: amps at contesting.com
>Subject: [Amps] Sierra Electronics 5kW load/meter
>
>All,
>
>I just won a rackmount, 5kW termination load, with peak reading wattmeter
>off ebay. The load was made by Sierra Electronics, division of Philco. The
>model is a 400A-Z. I'm now looking for a manual on this and checked at Bama
>with no luck. Do any have any info on this load/meter, or where one might
>find it? A link to the item is below to see which one it is by the pics. I
>also need to buy a new converter plug from a N connector to a UHF type
>SO-239 female. The one I have here is in pretty poor shape and need a good
>cheap place to buy one. Last, I wonder how hard it would be to convert this
>to a thru line type so it can be switched between load and antenna? Thanks
>all for any help.
>
>http://cgi.ebay.com/Philco-400A-Z-Peak-Power-Wattmeter-Rack-Mount-5000-Watt_
>W0QQitemZ7537709171QQcategoryZ1504QQcmdZViewItem
>
>Best,
>
>Will
>
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