Barry, Thanks for taking the time to reply.
-----Original Message----- From: Barry <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, March 25, 2024 6:29 PM To: gary biasini <[email protected]> Cc: Barry Scott <[email protected]>; [email protected]; R-390 Mailing List <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [R-390] R-390A and GFI Gary, That was probably 20 years ago. If I did have pictures, I'm pretty sure I couldn't find them anymore. It was a fairly simple little plate, though. It would be pretty easy to make with a milling machine or, possibly a good file. Thanks, Barry > Barry, > > Do you have any pictures? > > Gary I. Biasini > ________________________________ > From: Barry Scott <[email protected]> on behalf of Barry > Scott <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, March 25, 2024 6:00:37 PM > To: [email protected] <[email protected]> > Cc: [email protected] <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [R-390] R-390A and GFI > > Years ago, I made some aluminum adapter plates that mounted on the > existing threads where FL-101 was. It had a properly-shaped hole that > accepted a modern line filter with an IEC connector. Clean, no-mod update. > > Thanks, > Barry > > > On Mon, Mar 25, 2024 at 5:44 PM <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Good Afternoon Jim, >> >> Another thought comes to mind, do you need the original R390/A line >> filter (FL101)? Most of today's interference is by way of the antenna input, >> RFI. >> Line noise is better dealt with by finding that source and unplug it. >> FL101 is what trips GFIs because of leakage of the caps inside of >> said line filter. So power the R390/A (with no antenna connected) >> through an outlet that does not have a GFI, is there noise? If there >> is no noise, at this time a FL101 or equivalent is not needed. Remove >> FL101 and be done with it. If there is noise, the search begins. >> Might be easiest to unplug the source, maybe ferrite thingies, or a >> line filter mentioned by the rest of the long distant R390/A service >> dept. >> >> If noise is by way of the antenna input....................welcome to >> today's world. >> >> Regards, >> Craig >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] <[email protected]> >> On Behalf Of Jim >> Sent: Monday, March 25, 2024 9:58 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: [R-390] R-390A and GFI >> >> I'm in a new location and when I plugged in my R-390A it tripped the >> GFI's in the room. >> I see that there is a modification to the 390 AC filter, but time is >> short and I would like to get it on the air. >> Is there a simple way to keep the 390 tripping GFI's? >> >> TNX >> Jim >> WB2TPS >> ______________________________________________________________ >> R-390 mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/r-390 >> 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 >> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> R-390 mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/r-390 >> 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 >> > ______________________________________________________________ > R-390 mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/r-390 > 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 > ______________________________________________________________ > R-390 mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/r-390 > 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 ______________________________________________________________ R-390 mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/r-390 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
