Larry, that is a very good idea.
Neil
Larry Lockard wrote:
>
> At 06:37 AM 11/27/04, "Joe K1IKE" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> > Heating: I use a 40 watt light bulb in my repeater
> > for heat. I have it plugged into a "Freeze Alarm"
> > unit and set it to 55 degrees. The Freeze Alarm is
> > something used up in the North that you normally plug
> > a light into and put the light in your front window.
> > If your heat goes off while you are away in Florida
> > for the winter, it will alert your neighbor that there
> > is a problem with your heating system. This works
> > well and I probably will put two of these in my
> > repeater this year. Last year, the light bulb burnt
> > out a couple of times, probably from being turned on
> > and off so many times.
> >
> > 73, Joe, K1ike
>
> Joe
>
> One of the simplest ways of dealing with lamp burnout would be to hook two
> 40 watt lamps in series. Produces about the same total heat as a single bulb
> and lasts for years. I run a setup like that as a heater in my pumphouse (5
> years and counting). Now if you need it for the lighting function as well as
> heat it won't provide the candle power you'll want. To overcome this wire a
> switch
> across one bulb. When closed it shorts out one of the bulbs and the other
> returns to full candle power providing the light you need.
>
> 73
> Larry
>
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