Topband: Upon further examination of powering 26.5V relays with12V

[Joe Subich, W4TV]

W8JI writes: 

> I'd just add an external 12V boost  supply, like a small 
> wall wart, to the station 12V supply. Then you are done with 
> it for ten bucks, and you don't have to cut gear up. For a 
> slow amp relay in limited cases I'd use a current limited 
> external boost supply. Then it always resets no matter how 
> fast the VOX double trips and you don't slow release time 
> down.

All Electronics has a wide variety of "wall wart" supplies:  
www.allelectronics.com/cgi-bin/category/815/Wall_Transformers.html
While most are US standards there are some with "European" plugs. 
There are varieties available from 3 to 24 volts and 100 mA - more 
than 1 Amp. Most are priced at less than $5.00. 

I use them for replacements with a lot of equipment as the supplies
usually have the "proper" connector size/polarity.  All of those I 
have received to date are analog (none of the noisy switching 
designs).  

The shipping will probably be more than the power supply. 

73, 

   ... Joe, W4TV