[TenTec] ps

[EDWARD CRAWFORD]

What do you think, I'm going to bid on that? Never mind, I forgot about the 
Omni VI + I've got in a box under the house. Thanks anyway.


>From: "Thomas Uhlman" <tuhlman at kimbanet.com>
>Reply-To: tentec at contesting.com
>To: <tentec at contesting.com>
>Subject: Re: [TenTec] ps
>Date: Sat, 19 Jun 2004 22:47:28 -0400
>
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>----- Original Message -----
>From: "EDWARD CRAWFORD" <w4wvw at msn.com>
>To: <tentec at contesting.com>
>Sent: Saturday, June 19, 2004 10:24 PM
>Subject: Re: [TenTec] ps
>
>
> > Normally the power switch on a Corsair is not even connected to the 12
>volt
> > leads, so you could turn the switch on and off all day and it won't do a
> > thing unless it is connected to a Ten-Tec supply. In fact the 4 wire
>Ten-Tec
> > supplies won't even turn on unless it is connected to the radio or the 
>two
> > center pins or wires are jumpered because the switch in the rig 
>completed
> > the circuit. Sounds like your rig has been modded to switch the power 
>from
> > the front panel. Maybe the switch he put in is heavy enough to carry the
> > current load. As Mike said, the original switch was meant to handle only
>the
> > low amperage AC current.
> >
> > In my mind and from what I have learned from listening to discussions on
> > this reflector is it is safer to switch the power from the Airpax 
>breaker
> > AFTER the supply has been turned on and the voltage is stabilized. And 
>as
> > you said, you don't want switch the supply off and have the lingering
> > voltages as the supply discharges. The breaker is instant on and off.
> >
> > I have not owned any of the later Ten-Tec rigs thus far ( Anyone have a
> > Jupiter for sale? ) so I can't speak for the Omni V, but I believe the
> > switch in those is able to handle the DC current. Someone else will need
>to
> > answer that one for sure.
> >
> > Later. 73. Ed/w4wvw
> >
> >
> >
> > >From: OTAKEBI at aol.com
> > >Reply-To: tentec at contesting.com
> > >To: tentec at contesting.com
> > >Subject: Re: [TenTec] ps
> > >Date: Sat, 19 Jun 2004 14:20:27 EDT
> > >
> > >Ed, why can't you use the front switch to turn the rig on and off?
> > >I have a Corsair II on an Astron power supply I use the outside pins of
>the
> > >plug from the radio that goes to the power supply.
> > >I have an Airpax in line with the power supply.
> > >I turn on the power supply with the power supply switch.
> > >The Airpax is always on and I turn the switch on the Corsair II to turn
>the
> > >rig on.
> > >I have never had a problem.
> > >Am I doing something wrong?
> > >My rigs on off switch was replaced by the first owner with one that
>clicks
> > >on
> > >and then turns for volume.
> > >Seems TT does not sell the pull out ones anymore.
> > >He told me he did a mode when he replaced the switch that would also 
>let
>me
> > >turn on the power supply form the radio safely.
> > >Have you heard of that?
> > >Let me know about this.
> > >It has always puzzled me.
> > >I have an Omni V and was told to always turn that radio off from the
>radio
> > >and not to let it turn off by leaving it on and turning off the power
> > >supply off.
> > >I was told the slow decay turnoff would harm the radio.
> > >Can I turn off the Omni V with the Airpax?
> > >Any thoughts?
> > >Dan N4VET
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