Re: Electrical Improvements
Well that would work! Bob W4JFA [email protected]> wrote:
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Bob
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#40624
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Re: the WORST ham built amplifier?
Two plate RF chokes in series were used in the homebrew 4-1000A amplifier that I designed and built in the early 80's and is still in reliable service at my 4X4NJ station. At the time, I didn't have
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Riki, K7NJ
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#40623
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Re: Electrical Improvements
Yes, I remember this exact situation when I was growing up in the 50s. The solution my father had was to not touch the stove and refrigerator at the same time.
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Michael
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#40622
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Re: Electrical Improvements
Jim, A possibility I was thinking was if there's an open neutral then the ground now becomes a current carrier. If the ground potential is different between the fridge and the stove, current flows, a
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Bob
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#40621
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Re: the WORST ham built amplifier?
That amp uses a PI-L output for the 11m tank.? ? The vertical plate choke has the B+ fed to the top of it....and existing the bottom. 56 pounds sterling = $72.00? US dollars.? ?You could get it
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Jim VE7RF
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#40620
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Re: Electrical Improvements
The 4 x burners on top of the electric stove all run on 120 vac....and still do.? ?One big and one small? burner each run on 120 vac....and are on 1 side of the buss.? ? ?The 2nd big and? 2nd
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Jim VE7RF
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#40619
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Re: Electrical Improvements
There was a hood light and a hood fan. The oven didn't have a light. The 'fridge had a light. At the time I was very immersed in Mars Observer and was just glad the LL family treated me like family
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HaL Mandel
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#40618
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Re: the WORST ham built amplifier?
From the looks of it, it appears the amp is only for 11 meters. With the small inductors and the caps missing plates, I bet it was designed with CB in mind. I also do not think that it has ever been
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Mike Feher
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#40617
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the WORST ham built amplifier?
I understand a chap in the UK has made the seller aware of the utter poor quality of this linear I wanted to know who built it with two plate chokes in series? At least they knew to place them at
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Brandon DX
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#40616
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Re: Econco 3cx3000 Rebuild cost
Hi Jim Thanks, I? will chase it up the costs with Econco. I just have to ship from outside the USA so can be a bit complicated when Econco has agents that they prefer to send you to which doubles the
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tardivat@...
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#40615
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Re: Electrical Improvements
Usually 120 is used for the clock and oven-light if there is one. Mod-U-Lator, Mike(y)/W3SLK Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2024 8:35 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [ham-amplifiers]
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Mike Sawyer
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#40614
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Re: Electrical Improvements
I wonder if one of the appliances had an open neutral? I know the range was probably 240 v but maybe it still used 120 v for some functions? Any opinions? Bob W4JFA [email protected]> wrote:
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Bob
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#40613
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Re: Electrical Improvements
Eric, Both the stove and the 'fridge were relics of the 'Fifties! Hal
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HaL Mandel
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#40612
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Re: Electrical Improvements
Bonding the stove frame to neutral, or to the grounding wire, serves to cause a circuit breaker to open if a fault within the stove tries to energize the frame New (after the mid 1990s) stoves are set
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Eric
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#40611
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Re: My 2K-4
Isolating the neutral and grounding systems within the amplifier shouldn't be too hard, and I haven't installed the 120/240VAC circuit in the garage, so I have no excuse.? :-) Eric
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Eric
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#40610
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Electrical Improvements
The revised electical laws regarding grounding of appliances and not using their chassis' as a.c. returns hit home one day when I was cooking . I was stirring something on the electric stove with a
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HaL Mandel
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#40609
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Re: My 2K-4
By fixing I guess you would need to bring a ground to each receptacle and switch? Not so easy to do.
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mike repinski
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#40608
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Re: My 2K-4
The electrical standards here have evolved over the years, but older installations do not need to be upgraded to comply with the newer standards unless there is a significant amount of work done to
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Eric
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#40607
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Re: Econco 3cx3000 Rebuild cost
Scott has had a few Eimac 3x3's rebuilt by Econco...as have other's over the years. Phone / e-mail econco....and ask em what it will cost...... with u providing the dud.? I THINK it's aprx $800.00 A
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Jim VE7RF
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#40606
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Re: My 2K-4
Medium flat rate box is doable.? Let me know.? ?Mike
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mike repinski
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#40605
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