On 5/2/06, John Lyles <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: <snip>
I gave a AM station $50 for a semi-burnt 7.5 kW Ohmspun load they used to use for 5 kW, that was made in a cast aluminum frame. It had the resistive wire 'toaster elements'.
Strange that you mentioned this, John. I almost posted about these wire elements earlier, mainly out of curiousity. The RA-1000 I picked up last September came with one of these for a dummy load. One mesh sheet or element, maybe 2-3 feet long by 1 foot or so wide. Surrounded by a metal frame with large porcelain stand off insulators on the corners for mounting. The engineer (Bob, also on this list) told me that this is what they used for a dummy load and I was amazed. Not only had I never seen one before, it's difficult to comprehend something like that handling a full KW carrier! I take it they aren't as common as the non-inductive resistors that snap into those large clips? ~ Todd, KA1KAQ
