[AMRadio] Today's AC Mains voltage too high for many BA Rigs

[AA8TV at aol.com]

For what it's worth..

I have four Elgar line conditioners. Two that work perfectly, and two for 
parts units. They are the 6000B series. I didn't pay more than $35 for any of 
the units. The will input 105-125vac and output 110-120vac (user adjustable) 
with better than .025% regulation, line or load, with less than .1% 
distortion. They will react to incoming transients, and fix it, within 20 
microseconds! You can supply it absolute garbage, and it will output a pure, 
regulated sine wave, at up to 10 amps continuous. All my boatanchors see a 
steady110vac regardless of the line fluctuations. I have also seen as much as 
130vac here. I'm convinced the power companies are doing this deliberately to 
generate more revenue.  After using these conditioners (since the mid 70's) I 
wouldn't even consider plugging my precious old rigs directly into the line, 
unprotected. You wouldn't believe how stable the vfo looks on a DX-100 when 
the line voltage doesn't vary more than 30mv!!

(The published input range is 95-115, 105-125, or 115-135 user selectable, 
but they will actually handle 95-135vac on the middle setting if you're less 
than the 10amps max load)


73, Ed
AA8TV

Lakewood, Ohio