Yes. Fuses, can get "tired", especially if they experinece inrush currents near their rating. Thermal cycling causes them to get weak and finally blow. ... ...
Roy Morgan
roy.morgan@...
Jun 1, 1999 3:47 pm
7796
... My take on excess harness length is that there was a spec requiring sufficient extra length to repair a connection twice, or something like that. Dressing...
A. B. Bonds
ab@...
Jun 1, 1999 3:54 pm
7797
... Stormin' Norman, Written sum'mers in the manufacturing specifications, is an overcut allowance on leads of that sort. This is so that when, in the future,...
Charles A. Taylor
calltaylor@...
Jun 1, 1999 4:25 pm
7798
... -cut, cut, cut > ... Gang, Norm's experience is about the same as mine here in re mains voltage. Mains voltages have been raised over time here in...
Charles A. Taylor
calltaylor@...
Jun 1, 1999 4:47 pm
7799
Hi Norman, Just a quick question regarding the Variac. I dropped the voltage down to 107 VAC from the 120VAC line, and noticed that both the Line Level meter...
Staupe, Paul T.
PTSTAUPE@...
Jun 1, 1999 4:57 pm
7800
Next time you know of one of these shows, please give us all a "Heads- Up". Being a baby-boomer, I would like to have heard one. (Spent this weekend watching...
Jeff Adams
jadams@...
Jun 1, 1999 6:37 pm
7801
Just curious: My R390A has modules with several different serial numbers on them. How does one determine which serial number is the real one to claim? Would...
Scott, Barry (Clyde B)
cbscott@...
Jun 1, 1999 7:44 pm
7802
... Vaguely on the topic of same, a couple of weeks ago I found WSAI (I think), 1530 apparently out of NYC or environs. They play a lot of 40s-50s music and...
A. B. Bonds
ab@...
Jun 1, 1999 8:27 pm
7803
Just checked. WSAI is in Cincinnatti, OH, 50 kw. Sorry for instulting them by suggesting they were in NYC... A. B. Bonds ... Submissions r-390@......
A. B. Bonds
ab@...
Jun 1, 1999 8:37 pm
7804
... ++++++++++++++++== Not according to the list's research, check the archives, they were all mongrels from the factory. Joe ...
Joe Foley
redmenaced@...
Jun 1, 1999 9:29 pm
7805
Hey! A.B. Whatch whachoo sayin' aboud Noo Yawk deah, fellah! NYC's parta Brooklyn and some of guys might take a fence, if ya know whadeye mean. Yeah, we'll...
Barry Hauser
barry@...
Jun 1, 1999 10:27 pm
7806
... Most any five tube or five transistor set ought to be able to tune WSAI- 1530 east of the Mississippi. 73 de Charlie Charles A. and Leonor L. Taylor ...
Charles A. Taylor
calltaylor@...
Jun 1, 1999 10:59 pm
7807
... ============================================================================ ======= That's a point worth discussing. I believe that if some of the IF or...
Charles A. Taylor
calltaylor@...
Jun 1, 1999 11:02 pm
7808
In a message dated 06/01/1999 5:23:36 PM Central Daylight Time, ... Unfortunately all I can get in Austin, Texas on 1530 is a station out of Mexico, I think,...
JCStott@...
Jun 2, 1999 1:18 am
7809
... Hi Paul and Charlie, Nice discussion, guys! I notice only the meagerest improvement in performance when I raise the voltage above 107. Much as Charlie...
Norman Ryan
nryan@...
Jun 2, 1999 3:09 am
7810
I have a nice 67 EAC R390A for sale. It has the meters and top and bottom covers. The front panel in clean and the knobs are good. Looks like they have been...
Charles Hugg
chashugg@...
Jun 2, 1999 3:56 am
7811
... Hello all, Thanks for all the feedback and caution about leaving enough lead length for future repair. Thankfully, I've not been zealous about trimming...
Norman Ryan
nryan@...
Jun 2, 1999 4:05 am
7812
... David and others interested parties... My Wife and I attended the CMP program last summer, (high power) and had one of the most enjoyable weekends of...
Gene G. Beckwith
jtone@...
May 31, 1999 9:41 pm
7813
... Hello Yves, The knobs are black-- usually semi-gloss. Enjoy your new receiver! 73... Norman ... Submissions r-390@......
Norman Ryan
nryan@...
May 31, 1999 9:44 pm
7814
... Barry, Ouch! not orange peal!...I was afraid of that when I did one with Krylon, but a friend of mine who does car stuff advised I wet sand between...
Gene G. Beckwith
jtone@...
May 31, 1999 10:24 pm
7815
... Hi A.B., Following the discussin with great interest...Wonder if its possible to raise the temperature of the Rustoleum Spray can and the panel? I don't ...
Gene G. Beckwith
jtone@...
May 31, 1999 10:28 pm
7816
Thanks to everyone who responded to my fuse question. Good info. For the dedicated, here is what led to the question. I have an HP8640B sig gen - the military...
dma@...
May 31, 1999 11:04 pm
7817
Hey, Yves, You made it, good! Hunting down that book is part of the "fun". Go to www.mindsrping.com/~tirevold/faq-index.htm read everything and then report...
Joe Foley
redmenaced@...
May 31, 1999 11:10 pm
7818
Hi Robert ... You're likely going to have to replace the switch, and Morris Odell's approach is probably better than buying a replacement switch from Fair ...
dma@...
May 31, 1999 11:11 pm
7819
Jan, I bought a small bag of fuses from the DRMS, I thought why would they scrap glass tube fuses? But everytime I tried to use one of them the end caps would...
Joe Foley
redmenaced@...
May 31, 1999 11:30 pm
7820
I came across a quantity of NOS JAN 5749W (6BA6) tubes. These are used in the R390As. Would like to make these available to the group. Tubes mfr'd by...
Ben Wallace
bwallace@...
Jun 2, 1999 5:47 am
7821
KNX 1070 (50 kW non-directional) runs old radio shows every night at 9 (PDT) from Los Angeles. dr ... Submissions r-390@......
Dave Rickmers
rickets@...
Jun 2, 1999 2:04 pm
7822
12 each or 12 for the lot? They're a couple bucks (+/- a few cents) apiece in the catalogs. dr ... Submissions r-390@......
Dave Rickmers
rickets@...
Jun 2, 1999 2:10 pm
7825
WOW !! The response to my "Tubes for Sale" was amazing. Until I can total up the number of tubes that folks want, I will not be taking anymore orders. I may...
Ben Wallace
bwallace@...
Jun 2, 1999 9:37 pm
7826
I can no longer take more orders for tubes. The response was overwhelming. My supply is committed to those of you who have responded last night and today. I...
