On 5/23/07, VJB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Brian that's an orphan-looking transmitter if I ever saw one. Yes, many of the liftgate trucks I've rented over the years have the same problem with the backward tilt. One answer is to have some 2x4 stock handy to place just inward from the rear lip, so that the thing levels out as it reaches the ground.
Yeah, this one had some real bad tilt Paul. Our problem was the fear of the transmitter tumbling off the back once it came out of the bed and onto the lift. The lift on this truck was probably 5 feet off the ground when it was in it's up position. I told the driver that most of the weight is at the bottom, but considering the bad tilt of the lift, I had no idea if it would make much difference. Bottom line is that it was a scary experience for me and the driver.
Todd heard at Dayton my sickening story of trying to test the pair of Chinese 833A he passed along. One of them, the pins were way out of tolerance for spacing, and would not fit in ANY of the test sockets, even with the tightening screws all the way out. The best prospect among the sockets sort of started to go in, then, yes, I heard the sickening sound of vacuum reaching the outside world. Sucked big time. The seal broke. I think it's held onto the glass with mucilage anyway, but that was that on that. Never lit it up, obviously. The other one is good.
Fortunately, these 833's have been in the transmitter, so they must have fit okay. They were removed just prior to shipping. Obviously, since the old dog is still sitting in my front yard covered with a tarp, I haven't installed these 833's yet ;) 73 Brian ______________________________________________________________ AMRadio mailing list List Rules (must read!): http://w5ami.net/amradiofaq.html List Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio Partner Website: http://www.amfone.net Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html Post: mailto:[email protected] To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word unsubscribe in the message body.
