pfarrell;350525 Wrote: > Timothy Stockman wrote: > I had the most years of experience with a Collins 21A 5KW transmitter > > at WBAA radio. The modulation transformer (a Thordarson "True > > Fidelity" model) and modulation reactor were so big and heavy that > they > > sat, along with the 3 power transformers of the 3 phase 8.8KV plate > > supply, in a small room with interlocked doors behind the > transmitter > > cabinets. > > Moving a bit OT, I assume you kept the doors locked to keep out riff > raff and civilians, such as DJ and program managers.... > > RF burns are not nice The doors were not locked, but had interlock switches; open them and the interlock would kill the HV and take the transmitter off-the-air.
BTW -- I got an occasional RF burn while I was installing some new tuning circuits out at the base of the towers. The burn itself is painless; you don't realize it until you smell burning skin; but the blister is nasty, can be painful and takes forever to heal. -- Timothy Stockman ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Timothy Stockman's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=8867 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=53345 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
