[TenTec] Your semi-annual Astron tip...

[Mike Hyder -N4NT-]

Your semi-annual Astron tip...

People come and go from this reflector. This is a reminder that many 
troubles with Astron power supplies can be cured by grounding the 
negative post to the cabinet.  I did it by removing the insulators from 
the negative post, scraping some paint from around the hole and putting 
a lockwasher on the post when reinstalling.  Below is my correspondence 
with them about it.

Happy November,
Mike -N4NT-

----- Original Message -----
From: "ASTRON" <sales at astroncorp.com
To: "Mike Hyder" <N4NT at chartertn.net
Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2001 6:06 PM
Subject: Re: RS-35 in an RF environment

MIKE.

1ST CHECK YOUR AC OUTLET GROUND IT MUST HAVE GOOD CONNECTION

2ND. MEASURE FROM THE -13.8V TERMINAL TO CHASSIS, IF NO DIRECT 
CONNECTION, RUN A PIECE OF WIRE FROM -13.8V TERMINAL TO CHASSIS.

JANE

----- Original Message -----
From: Mike Hyder <N4NT at chartertn.net
To: <eastron at astroncorp.com
Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2001 7:56 AM
Subject: RS-35 in an RF environment

Several people have advised me that Astron had a service bulletin for 
the Astron RS-35 (and possibly other models) which advised to strap the 
negative post of the supply to the cabinet to reduce or eliminate 
problems caused when RF energy affects the supply's regulation.  This is 
in particular a frequent problem in the amateur radio service.

Could you confirm such bulletin and either email it to me or point me to 
the URL that will allow me to view it, please?

Many thanks,
Mike Hyder