Fw: [CQ-Contest] Load testing a 50 amp supply?

[Rex Maner]

A good sorce for 12 lamps for testing the supply would be a junk yard.  JUST
Watch out for that Ole Junk Yard Dog.

Quack



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "WA7VNI" <wa7vni at dayshaw.net>
To: "'Dallas and Lucy'" <ludal at dmv.com>; <cq-contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Friday, March 19, 2004 15:11
Subject: RE: [CQ-Contest] Load testing a 50 amp supply?


>
> I don't know about your part of the country but we've had a
> real problem in this area with people stripping parts off of
> parked cars. Maybe it's an organized crime car stripping
> gang kind of thing. It's a good you have those spares on
> hand to get her back of the road again. Good planning on
> your part. :-)
>
> 73
> Patrick
> WA7VNI
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com
> [mailto:cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of
> Dallas and Lucy
> Sent: Friday, March 19, 2004 5:13 AM
> To: cq-contest at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Load testing a 50 amp supply?
>
> What an idea.  I went over to the shack yesterday afternoon
> to give this a try and it worked great.  Unfortunately, I
> got a call at about 10:30 last night from my XYL who said I
> needed to come pick her up from BINGO.  Said the lights
> wouldn't come on on the Jeep.
>
> Man am I in trouble!!!
>
> 73  Dallas  W3PP
>
>
>
> > >I just repaired (I think) a 50 amp astron rack supply.  I
> intend on
> > >using it to power two hf rigs (SO2R) and accessories.
> However, I
> > >wish to load
> it up
> > >to about 30 amps to check ripple and regulation without
> sacrificing
> > >my station if something is wrong.
> > >Any ideas on what I could use to load it up for a test?
> >
> > Thanks for all the responses.  The popular solution is to
> use a car
> headlight
> > (or two).  I got a couple of those.
> >
> > Rich
>
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