"Jim Shorney" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterance to the drakelist gang ---------------------------------------------------------------------- On Sun, 6 Jan 2008 13:00:34 EST, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>If the supply and RF deck were in the same environment, >and there was that much moisture/condensation in the air to cause flashover at >220vac, it stands to reason that there would have been a high voltage >flashover or RF arcing in other areas due to smaller spacing and higher >voltages. >I'm not disputing that a flashover occurred, but I'm apprehensive about the >cause. We never got past the point of connector anhiliation, actually. I had purchased the amp from a local ham shortly before Sweepstakes a couple of year ago, after an unknown period of non-use. A friend of mine wanted to run high-power for SS, so (not having a 220 drop wired here yet) I jumpered the amp for 110v and did power-up and basic verification tests on it. It never saw RF. I rejumpered for 220, checked everything twice, and took it over to his QTH to hook it up for SS. That's when all hell broke loose. It never saw RF there, either. The connector was unrecoverable. I had to make a quick trip back home to get the NCL2000, which we used successfully for SS. Hasn't seen RF since then either. I have a replacement connector, but I'm a little afraid to try it again. Not to mention the general lack of time. 73 -Jim -- Ham Radio NU0C TR7/RV7, TR6/RV6, T4XC/R4C, L4B, NCL2000, SB104A, R390A, GT550A/RV550A, HyGain 3750, IBM PS/2 - all vintage, all the time! HyGain 3750 User's Group - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HyGain_3750/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Submissions: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - unsubscribe drakelist in body Hopelessly Lost: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - help in body of message Zerobeat Web Page: www.zerobeat.net - sponsored by www.tlchost.net ----------------------------------------------------------------------
