On 23 Mar 2003 at 13:42, Carlos Augusto S. Pereira wrote: > > Dear friends, > > I am thinkingseriously about changing the voltage in my shack. Today I have 126V > (measured) > and I am afraid it can damage or shorten the tubes life in my Drakes(B and C lines). > Besides, > my amplifiers (SB220 with Peter Dahl Transformer and Ameritron AL80B) would work > better with > 220V. My main problem is that brazilian energy companinesprovide 127v or 220V and > Drake > equipments ask for 120 or 240v. > > What you guys think about that? > > 73 Carlos PY4RO > > Carlos Augusto S. Pereita PY4RO > www.qsl.net/py4ro > E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Typically, electronic equipment is rated for +/- 10% from nominal line voltage. Therefore, 126 volts would be perfectly acceptable for your Drakes. And hollow- state stuff is usually much more forgiving than much of the solid-state stuff is! 73 de KA3HSW ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Submissions: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - subscribe drakelist in body Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - unsubscribe drakelist in body Hopelessly Lost: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - help in body of message Brought to you courtesy of TLCHost.net http://www.tlchost.net ----------------------------------------------------------------------
