Fri, 21 Dec 2001 10:16:09 -0000
No no... I'm crazy but not that crazy, Hi !
I only made my works in the Linear with it well in safetty,
no risks or crazy stunts made, otherwise it made no sense
what I'm trying to teach all those kids at school about safetty
at work, Hi !!!
Merry merry Xmas Bill and all my friends in this mailing list.
And once again thanks for all.
73 Jose CT1EEB
> Am I understanding this correctly? You opened the linear amplifier, and
then
> while live touched the relay? Don't most amps (including my own
home-brewed
> amplifiers..) have a safety interlock switch for a reason?
>
> Happy Holidays.......
> bill
> KC9CS (now questioning his own sanity with a 500' foot reel of Belden 9913
> in the garage!)
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "José de Sá" <ct1eeb@mail.telepac.pt>
> To: "Mike" <W4EF@dellroy.com>; <jari.jokiniemi@nokia.com>
> Cc: <towertalk@contesting.com>; <amps@contesting.com>
> Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2001 7:41 pm
> Subject: [TowerTalk] Conclusions
>
>
> >
> > Ok, just done as all of you adviced.
> > First of all let me apologize for posting this in Towertalk,
> > I have now subscribed the Amps mailing list as well.
> > Now to the conclusions:
> >
> > A) Yes the Ameritron open air relay system is a poor
> > piece of work, as soon as I opened the Linear and
> > touch the relay I had imediate changes in reception
> > levels.
> >
> > B) I cleaned the relay contacts
> >
> > C) I did resolder the white wires going from the PL chassis
> > connectors to the relay.
> >
> > D) I tryed to align the best I could the relay contacts, but this
> > open air relay that Ameritron send me seems badly fragil
> > (worst than the original one), as soon as you touch it your
> reception
> > goes, even if it is a slight touch.
> >
> > You were right it is the Linear Relay.
> >
> > Now after all this, the AL-1500 seems to be working properly and
> > until now I had no more problems, lets see how long it will hold.
> >
> > Thank you all for your help.
> >
> > 73
> >
> >
> > Jose CT1EEB
> > http://www.qsl.net/ct1eeb
> >
> >
> >
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