[Amps] Working on my Darwin award

Vic Rosenthal K2VCO k2vco.vic at gmail.com
Sun Feb 23 20:46:14 EST 2014


No, the breaker was OK. I have a 20A breaker on the amp, a 25A one on 
the wall of the shack, and a 30A one at the service entrance. All three 
opened up properly. But the relay that controls the primary of the 
transformer stuck shut.

On 2/23/2014 5:29 PM, Tom Osborne wrote:
> On 2/23/2014 8:23 AM, Fuqua, Bill L wrote:
>>    I always liked the front panel circuit breaker on commercial
>> equipment that
>> is a sure fire way to remove all power in the instrument, except the
>> line going to
>> the breaker from the external power cord.
>> 73
>> Bill wa4lav
>
>
>
> I think that he said a 30 amp breaker welded itself shut.  Would
> probably do that on a panel mounted breaker, too.  73
> Tom W7WHY


-- 
73,

Vic, K2VCO
Fresno CA
http://www.qsl.net/k2vco/



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