Hi Bob: I've heard about this one before with the DX 60. Flamed out wafer switches are hard to replace with an identical one. You could wire in a low current AC relay that would switch the higher current T/R relay. If all you have in the dinky relay junk box is a dc relay for 12 or 24 volts you coulde whip up a small power supply on perf board or build it on a terminal strip. Good luck! Greg WA7LYO Kinston NC
----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Macklin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Heathkit" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Boatanchors list" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "AM Radio" <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, May 12, 2008 3:40 PM Subject: [AMRadio] DX-60 T/R Relay? Some time back I was advised not to use the 110VAC on the mode switch to activate a T/R relay. How should one do it? I could make an adapter that used the switched 110VAC at low current through an optical isolator to activate the relay. Would that be better than using the mode switch directly? Replacing the switch is not a desirable thing to have to do. Bob Macklin K5MYJ Seattle, Wa, "Real Radios Glow in the Dark" ______________________________________________________________ Our Main Website: http://www.amfone.net AMRadio mailing list Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ List Rules (must read!): http://w5ami.net/amradiofaq.html List Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio 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. ______________________________________________________________ Our Main Website: http://www.amfone.net AMRadio mailing list Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ List Rules (must read!): http://w5ami.net/amradiofaq.html List Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio 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.
