Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Micor UHF Repeater Base 9.6 vdc current requirement?

2010-02-28 Thread Bill Smith
__ From: "n...@no6b.com" To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sat, February 27, 2010 6:25:09 PM Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Micor UHF Repeater Base 9.6 vdc current requirement? At 2/25/2010 12:36, you wrote: >Build it yourself. Use an LM7808 and and series two 1N4001

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Micor UHF Repeater Base 9.6 vdc current requirement?

2010-02-27 Thread no6b
At 2/25/2010 12:36, you wrote: >Build it yourself. Use an LM7808 and and series two 1N4001's to lift the >ground lead up by 1.4 volts. I know 7809's are around but the 7808 is much >more common and cheaper. One thing to watch out for in lifting the ground pin above ground on the 78xx series d

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Micor UHF Repeater Base 9.6 vdc current requirement?

2010-02-27 Thread scomind
nd connecting the ground lead to the tap. See: http://www.national.com/ds/LM/LM340.pdf. 73, Bob, WA9FBO -Original Message- From: Jeff DePolo To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sat, Feb 27, 2010 9:32 am Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Micor UHF Repeater Base 9.

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Micor UHF Repeater Base 9.6 vdc current requirement?

2010-02-27 Thread Jeff DePolo
> In a station, the 9.6 volt circuitry *could* be run from 12 volts, as > long as its regulated. I'm not suggesting someone does that, because > the circuits were optimized for 9.6 volts, but I'm trying to > make a point. Point taken, but to add to your cautionary note, there are some circuits

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Micor UHF Repeater Base 9.6 vdc current requirement?

2010-02-26 Thread Ed Yoho
DCFluX wrote: > In that case Just a straight 7809 or 7810 also would not require > isolating the tab and can be mounted straight to the metal chassis. > >> If it were me, I'd just use a 9 or 10 volt three terminal regulator >> (7809 or 7810) and skip the whole LM-317 or diodes in the ground leg >>

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Micor UHF Repeater Base 9.6 vdc current requirement?

2010-02-26 Thread DCFluX
In that case Just a straight 7809 or 7810 also would not require isolating the tab and can be mounted straight to the metal chassis. > If it were me, I'd just use a 9 or 10 volt three terminal regulator > (7809 or 7810) and skip the whole LM-317 or diodes in the ground leg > deal.  It only serves

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Micor UHF Repeater Base 9.6 vdc current requirement?

2010-02-26 Thread Kevin Custer
DCFluX wrote: > How about a 7809 regulator IC with a 1N4004 diode in the ground leg to > raise the output voltage to 9.6V? There is nothing mysterious about 9.6 volts. It could be 9.00 volts 10.00 volts 11.00 12.00 volts or *anything* in between. The part that is critical is that it is stiffly

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Micor UHF Repeater Base 9.6 vdc current requirement?

2010-02-26 Thread Ralph S. Turk
lder] Re: Micor UHF Repeater Base 9.6 vdc current   requirement?   How about a 7809 regulator IC with a 1N4004 diode in the ground leg to raise the output voltage to 9.6V? > I was envisioning mounting it to something metal for heatsinking purposes, > but I guess you could probably use

[Repeater-Builder] Re: Micor UHF Repeater Base 9.6 vdc current requirement?

2010-02-26 Thread ve7fet
Hey Skipp, Have a look here... http://www.bcfmca.bc.ca/rptvhfmods.html Cheers! Lee --- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com, "skipp025" wrote: > > > > > > > "Jeff DePolo" wrote: > > Mo's spec for the 9.6V supply is +/- 0.3V on station > > power supplies and +/- 0.5V for the regulator i

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Micor UHF Repeater Base 9.6 vdc current requirement?

2010-02-26 Thread DCFluX
How about a 7809 regulator IC with a 1N4004 diode in the ground leg to raise the output voltage to 9.6V? > I was envisioning mounting it to something metal for heatsinking purposes, > but I guess you could probably use one of the screws on the backplane plus a > little TO220 heat sink.  Whatever

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Micor UHF Repeater Base 9.6 vdc current requirement?

2010-02-26 Thread Jeff DePolo
> The diagram for the adapter box also shows +13 Vdc is also routed > to one of the pins in the same plug (as well as ground) so I have > to figure out if that's a requirement or just an addition to the > adapter package. I did see where +13 Vdc was supplied to another > location on the repeate

[Repeater-Builder] Re: Micor UHF Repeater Base 9.6 vdc current requirement?

2010-02-26 Thread skipp025
> "Jeff DePolo" wrote: > Mo's spec for the 9.6V supply is +/- 0.3V on station > power supplies and +/- 0.5V for the regulator in Micor > mobiles if I remember right. Looks good... I actually found the manual to the external power supply adapter I saw at a repeater site. Looks like the 9.

[Repeater-Builder] Re: Micor UHF Repeater Base 9.6 vdc current requirement?

2010-02-25 Thread tahrens301
Hey Skipp, I've just removed the AC supply from a SpectraTac receiver shelf. Has a Micor RX & a couple of cards. System draws less than 200ma. I used an LM317 (a couple of caps & R's)... soldered the tab directly to a piece of PCB material. Runs all day long with 12 input & doesn't even get wa

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Micor UHF Repeater Base 9.6 vdc current requirement?

2010-02-25 Thread Bill Smith
y 25, 2010 9:58:50 AM Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Micor UHF Repeater Base 9.6 vdc current requirement? "A'tank u viry much" Less than 1 Amp is the good news... Now instead of building a 3 terminal LM-317 regulator circuit do we want to instead buy a pre-made complete regu

[Repeater-Builder] Re: Micor UHF Repeater Base 9.6 vdc current requirement?

2010-02-25 Thread skipp025
"A'tank u viry much" Less than 1 Amp is the good news... Now instead of building a 3 terminal LM-317 regulator circuit do we want to instead buy a pre-made complete regulator board off Ebay for about $7 and shipping? A main switcher power supply or off a site DC source and the electric bill