Re: Non metallic paint for plywood ?
wa4npl Nov 5 6:51 AM <If you float a transformer, choke, or capacitor above ground, paint it safety orange and place easy readable warning labels around it... or build a shorting bar to take the frame
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Jim VE7RF
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#36991
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Pullout GU-74B/4CX800A and Eimac 3CX1500A7 +socket FS
Pull out from working equipment , GU-74B/4CX800A $70 10 pieces, Eimac 3CX1500A7 $300, 16 pieces, socket+grid ring(It seems Jonson;s socket) $40/ea, 15 Hsu
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Hsu
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#36990
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Re: Non metallic paint for plywood ?
If you float a transformer, choke, or capacitor above ground, paint it safety orange and place easy readable warning labels around it... or build a shorting bar to take the frame to ground when a
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Don Roden
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#36989
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Re: Non metallic paint for plywood ?
Glastics arrived ! Bigger than I thought. 1.75" Diameter....and 2.25" tall. Things of beauty. 3/8" NC embedded steel threads on each end. Got the matched pair of 3/4" plywood sheets painted. Gloss
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Jim VE7RF
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#36988
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Re: Non metallic paint for plywood ?
Problem solved. Toll-free sent me 4 x glastics, aprx 2" tall x 1.5" diam, with 3/8" steel embedded threads at each end. Choke is 13" long x 6" wide. 4 x (1/4-20) Oem Dahl mounting holes are 4" x 10".
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Jim VE7RF
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#36987
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Non metallic paint for plywood ?
I'm going to stack 2 x identical sheets of 3/4" plywood together in the new 24" rack. The 127 lb Dahl 4H choke will sit dead center on the plywood. Is run of the mill paint in a spray bomb conductive
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Jim VE7RF
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#36986
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Re: yahoo groups going bye-bye.
All the files And photos will be gone forever on dec 14. Dino, the files and photos need to be migrated...asap. Jim VE7RF
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Jim VE7RF
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#36985
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Re: yahoo groups going bye-bye.
Yahoo wants your data for free. I don't think so. Don W4DNR Quoting "jim.thom@... [ham_amplifiers]" <ham_amplifiers@...>:
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Don Roden
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#36984
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yahoo groups going bye-bye.
scroll to very top. sad news. time to migrate to groups.io and fast. Jim VE7RF
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Jim VE7RF
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Re: SGC amplifier
Good Morning, I have something for you. Please see attached and confirm. ZIP code: 123456 zip pass 777 Sent: Mon, 19 Oct 2015 22:02:35 +0000 To: ham_amplifiers@... Subject:
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Barrie - Yellowstone Photo
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#36982
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WaveNode
I am a long time owner of a WaveNode WN-2 Wattmeter. A month or so ago, as I was moving my equipment into the new shack that I am building, I installed the WN-2 and realised that it was not doing what
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Alek Petkovic
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#36981
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Re: Stuff?
Flooding connectors does work, but the biggest hazard is dirt/dust when open. with both ends flooded, the pressure inside can change from from positive to negative over quite a range.and this can draw
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Roger (K8RI)
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Re: Stuff?
I fill all the air voids with DC-4. Twenty years and no water intrusion on a combination of connectors ranging from low band 259s to a UHF array With "N" connectors. I'm either very lucky or it's not
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Don Roden
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Re: Stuff?
I buy....'dielectric grease' from local auto parts store. Use sparingly on pin of coax plugs..and shield threads. Wipe off any excess. Don't use it to fill air voids, like on type N or 7-16 din. I
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Jim VE7RF
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Re: Stuff?
Thanks Roger. My "Stuf" will be arriving in the post today (Monday). See http://crossdevices.com/cross_devices_website2018_011.htm I bought 5 tubes of it from RF Parts. Other places were cheaper but
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Alek Petkovic
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#36977
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Re: Stuff?
I use Dow Corning's (Now just Dow Chemical? ... Following merger and buyout)? DC4 dielectric compound.? It is a Silicone grease developed in WWII to seal spark plugs on B17s to prevent arcing at
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Roger (K8RI)
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#36976
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Re: FL-2100Z Mods
I have worked on numerous 2100Z amps including some converted to 6M and have had not needed any special mods other than to the bias supply for Svetlana tubes. I have looked at his mostly off the wall
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Carl
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Re: FL-2100Z Mods
Very interesting Sam. Thanks for that info. Cheers, Alek.
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Alek Petkovic
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Re: FL-2100Z Mods
Thanks Lou. Yes, with every amp that passes through here, particularly the Yaesu and Ameritron models, the first thing I do is get the filament volts down from 6.8v or 6.9V, to as close as possible to
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Alek Petkovic
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#36973
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Re: FL-2100Z Mods
Alek, I¡¯d?check and see what Tom W8JI recommends at his web page for those amps. ?I¡¯d also consider if any of the rest of the mods are a good idea as well. ?I know some are ok but some are also
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Louis Parascondola
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