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From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, August 19, 2005 8:20 AM
Subject: [Elecraft] Re: RS 50 supply
David
The RS50M seems like a nice supply. I'm planning on purchasing one as
well. I've been using
several linear supplies used for Drake TR7s as a stiff station 12V supply.
They too work well,
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Howdy John:
If you purchase an Astron RS50M make sure it has a varistor in the power
transformer primary winding.
Upon power up my RM50 power supply kept tripping my circuit breaker....I
called Astron and they said I needed a Varistor in the transformer
primary....that supposedly would stop the supply from tripping the breaker.
I ordered the varistor and installed it and have had no problems whatsoever
since.
I highly recommend this mod if your supply doesn't have it already
installed.
73, Joe W2KJ
I QRP, therefore, I am
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