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They now do CNC as well. I have not tried that side of their offerings so I have no idea how cost competitive they are for CNC. For 3D printing and PCB assembly they are crazy cheap. Bob > On Mar 26, 2024, at 10:28 AM, Barry <[email protected]> wrote: > > I had some parts made at JLCPCB from black nylon. Very nice and VERY > inexpensive! > > Barry - N4BUQ > > ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Bob kb8tq" <[email protected]> >> To: "thoyer" <[email protected]> >> Cc: "R-390 Mailing List" <[email protected]> >> Sent: Tuesday, March 26, 2024 9:08:36 AM >> Subject: Re: [R-390] R-390A and GFI > >> Hi >> >> Done that way ( out of a plastic material), the mount is something that >> could be >> done >> with a 3D printer. These days, you just do up a file and send it off to be >> printed. The typical >> cost is usually less than running them off your own printer. >> >> Bob >> >>> On Mar 25, 2024, at 8:44 PM, Tom via R-390 <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Attached are a couple pics from one of my 390A's. For this one I made a >>> Delrin >>> block and used screws as studs to feed the power in and then attached it to >>> an >>> off the shelf line filter. I fabricated a mount for the line filter as well. >>> >>> On another unit I disassembled the line filter and gutted it. Connected the >>> input to the output internally then sealed it back up and reinstalled. >>> >>> Another I opened up and replaced the caps with AC line caps. >>> >>> Experimenting with different approaches as you can tell. >>> >>> Tom >>> W3TA >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On >>> Behalf Of >>> [email protected] >>> Sent: Monday, March 25, 2024 8:15 PM >>> To: Barry Scott <[email protected]>; [email protected] >>> Cc: [email protected] >>> Subject: Re: [R-390] R-390A and GFI >>> >>> 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 >>> <IMG_3922.JPG><IMG_3923.JPG><IMG_3951.JPG>______________________________________________________________ >>> 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
