Boring?......how about an Ole Drake L4B and you are enjoying a nice QSO when the power supply Carbon Resistor decides it don't want to play the game anymore...after my "Out Of Body Experience" I departed the room post haste....needless to say my darling wife (VK4JLG) was seen rolling around the ground outside crackin' up....sometimes there is NO justice or compassion in this world by those who profess to love us dearly...Grin
I though SEAL Team 6 had attacked my shack....... Dang! Gary On 6 September 2011 09:14, Guy Olinger K2AV <[email protected]> wrote: > On Mon, Sep 5, 2011 at 5:45 PM, Bruce Beford > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > If the amplifier gets too hot, it will let you know in a safe, > > > non-spectacular way. > > > > How boring. 8-) > > > > Indeed boring. MUCH more interesting: > > Exploding electrolytic capacitors. > > 3-1000Z meltdown and implosion. > > 3-500Z melting solder off the pins. > > Wirewound resistors burning up and leaving a burning carbon track. > > Plate transformer so hot it sets paint on fire. > > Bandswitch with a half a dozen totally burned contacts > > Plate choke with about half the wire evaporated. > > > Now that's entertainment. > > > 73, Guy > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > -- VK4FD - Motorhome Mobile Elecraft Equipment K3 #679, KPA-500 #018 Living the dream!!! ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
