[Drakelist] R4B question about R91

2010-07-24 Thread Chuck Grandgent
I'm doing the HayseedHamfest recapping on my R4B. What's the deal with R91, it goes between the two 100uF sections. What's it's purpose ? And, It's listed as 150 ohms, 2 Watts. But in mine, it looks like it's more like 1/2 watt, and looks pretty toasted, but it does test OK. I will also say,

[Drakelist] table saw for cutting phenolic and fiberglass boards

2010-07-24 Thread k9sqg
Fellow Drake Enthusiasts, Yes, the subject line is strange but trust me, it does relate to Drake. I'm in the process of finalizing a project and will be describing it in some open source publication or website. It relates to the power supplies used with the Drake L4, L4B, and L7 linear

Re: [Drakelist] table saw for cutting phenolic and fiberglass boards

2010-07-24 Thread Brian Koontz
A 60-tooth or 80-tooth carbide-tipped blade should do fine. It cuts through laminate like butter, I can't imagine it binding on phenolic. Anything less than a 60-tooth blade will probably cause splintering. --Brian/WA3ITE On Sat, Jul 24, 2010 at 10:10:49PM -0400, k9...@aol.com wrote: As

Re: [Drakelist] table saw for cutting phenolic and fiberglass boards

2010-07-24 Thread Dino Papas
Evan - I bit the bullet a couple of years ago and bought a hobby shear brake for cutting PCBslittle pricey solution unless you have routine need for doing so but I found it to be the best (for me) method of getting nice clean, straight cuts for Manhattan style construction projects. Got

Re: [Drakelist] table saw for cutting phenolic and fiberglass boards

2010-07-24 Thread LEE BAHR
I use my table saw and chop saw to cut fiberglass PC board all the time. They cut great, true, accurate and very easily. It's a piece of cake. Lee, w0vt - Original Message - Fellow Drake Enthusiasts, Yes, the subject line is strange but trust me, it does relate to

Re: [Drakelist] R4B question about R91

2010-07-24 Thread Garey Barrell
Chuck - I'm not sure what you are referring to, but R91 IS a 150 ohm, 2W resistor on Board 5. The resistor across the bottom of the can is R136, and is a 1k, 1/2W. ?? Check my CD... 73, Garey - K4OAH Glen Allen, VA Drake 2-B, 4-B, C-Line TR-4/C Service Supplement CDs www.k4oah.com