[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
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>>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.
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>>TIA and 73
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>>Joe Feustle, N8JF
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>Roger (K8RI)
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