The MSF5000 supply is similarly power-hungry. Most ferro-resonant supplies are. They give up efficiency for bullet-proof operation. Other parts may die, but when's the last time you had to fix a broken Moto power supply of that vintage?
Of course, Motorola isn't helping much by making spare parts for so much of this great old equipment NLA. Bob M. ====== --- skipp025 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > What's the goal? > > The Micor's a fine radio. If it ain't broke, > don't fix it. > > Nate WY0X > > Amen... > > Unless you are paying site rent by physical size or > have very limited > space in a new project the Micor and GE Master > Series are great > Repeaters. A lot of people think anything older > than 5 of 10 years > is not new enough or about ready to crap. > > One reason a lot of our public safety agencies put > in for new radio > gear every few years. Not to mention fewer > available people actually > knowing how to actually work on two-way electronics > anymore and > having the proper test equipment to service radio > equipment. > > A salesman can always make new radio equipment seem > justified when > there's real serious money to be made. Funny how > that works... > > If you have a Micor or similar type Repeater... keep > it in service > as long as you can. Do the normal service on it > (something we can > actually talk about here) and find spare parts for > it cheap. Silly > people give them away... dumb people throw them > away... > > My only gripe about the Micor and similar radios is > the original > base/repeater power supply being real energy hungry > (because I > pay the electric bill). > > cheers, > s. > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > (Yahoo! ID required) > > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
