Quoting "Ray, K9DUR" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, on Mon 21 Jul 2008 07:32:15 PM PDT:
> Rob, > > AMEN! > > 73, Ray, K9DUR > (BSEE) > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rob Atkinson > Sent: Monday, July 21, 2008 6:59 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Flexradio] New PS. Switching or not? > > The negative comments about switching supplies are about 10 years out > of date. And perfectly reasonable, given that hams seem to use gear they found at a hamfest 10 years ago, where it was being surplussed as being 10 years old. Heck, the ARRL handbook used to (and may still) have instructions on rewinding a power transformer pulled out of a junked television, with guidance on IACS vs CCS ratings. {why yes, I have boxes full of 10,15,20 year old DC/DC converters out in the garage...} Jim, W6RMK _______________________________________________ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List [email protected] http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/
