[TenTec] Frustrated

[J. Duffy Beischel]

I run the same configuration for four years. The rig and power supply are on
almost 24 hours a day. I shut it off during storms and disconnect it.  It
works without fail.  I suspect another problem causing the bridge to burn
out.

Duffy - WB8NUT

----- Original Message -----
From: "Vincent A. Santis" <vsantis@javanet.com>
To: "Tentec (E-mail)" <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Saturday, June 09, 2001 6:24 PM
Subject: [TenTec] Frustrated


>
> Hi,
> For the fourth time in a month the bridge retifier on my model 962 power
> supply for my Omni VI- has failed.  In the first three failures I wan in
> the midst of a cw qso, transmitting and it just shut down. Today I had
>  just installed a W9INN antenna and was workingf on tuner settings for 30
> meters followiing the procedure in the tuner manual (Model 238). I had
just
> finished getting the settings left the tune mode on the Omni and was
> writing the settings down, looked up and the rig was down.
> My questin is there another suitable supply with the necessary overload
> protection since the 962 I have is marginal? 20 amp supply with a 20 amp
> demand on the rig.
> Thanks for allowing me to vent :)
>
> Vince Santis, N1VS
> Winsted, CT
>
>
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