[TowerTalk] GE Transient Voltage Suppression Manual

Bill Cotter n4lg at qx.net
Fri Aug 28 08:42:53 EDT 2015


Here is the actual GE Transient Voltage Suppression Manual:

http://www.introni.it/pdf/GE%20Transient%20Voltage%20Suppression%20Manual%201976.pdf

73 Bill N4LG



>the construction and use of MOVs.  It's still relevant today. 
>http://pml.nist.gov/spd-anthology/files/GEMOV_saga.pdf   I have or 
>had one of those first edition manual;s listed as a collector's 
>item.  Hope it didn't get thrown out,
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>73
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>Roger (K8RI)
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>On 8/27/2015 8:31 PM, john at kk9a.com wrote:
>>MOVs degrade with each lightning event and will eventually fail. 
>>Typically
>>they fail shorted. I have had many PolyPhaser rotator protectors 
>>fail or
>>start to leak.  Often the MOV damage is visible when you open the 
>>cover.  It
>>is certainly easy to disconnect the device to test the rotator 
>>and MOVs.
>>The MOVs inside the Array Solutions NEMA enclosure are easy to 
>>replace.
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>>John KK9A
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>>To:     TowerTalk at contesting.com
>>Subject:        [TowerTalk] Array Solutions AS 8 SP
>>From:   Joe Feustle <jafeustle at outlook.com>
>>Date:   Thu, 27 Aug 2015 17:00:15 -0400
>>
>>Does anyone on the list have any experience with this rotor 
>>control line
>>device going bad? I'm working my way through a process of 
>>elimination to
>>find out why my TailTwister no longer indicates direction nor 
>>will turn my
>>beam. I've replaced the auto-start capacitor (no change) and 
>>hooked my box
>>up to a known, working rotor. That works just fine: releases the 
>>break and
>>turns the rotor. The surge protector is the next item in the line of
>>inquiry.
>>
>>Thought I'd post this before disconnecting all the wires from the 
>>SP and
>>reconnecting them in their proper order of color coding.
>>
>>TIA and 73
>>
>>Joe Feustle, N8JF
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>Roger (K8RI)
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