Yes, snap, crackle, and pop is fun when it comes to your breakfast cereal - not so much when it comes to your radio.
73, Barry - N4BUQ > Hi, Adam, > If the receivers have not been powered up lately, it's a good idea to > soft-start > them with a variac. Hook it up to your radio and gradually increase the > voltage > from zero to no more than, say, 115Volts. Then look and listen for anomalies. > As a matter of course I routinely soft-start my receiver. Like us older > folks, a > gentle start helps a whole lot (nudge nudge wink wink)! > Have fun! > Norman > On Tue, Aug 12, 2025 at 11:46 AM Barry < [ mailto:n4...@knology.net | > n4...@knology.net ] > wrote: > ___________________________________________________________ > R-390 mailing list > Home: [ http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/r-390 | > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/r-390 ] > Help: [ http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm | http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm ] > Post: mailto:R-390@mailman.qth.net > This list hosted by: [ http://www.qsl.net/ | http://www.qsl.net ] > Please help support this email list: [ http://www.qsl.net/donate.html | > 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:R-390@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
