[ARC5] TX chirp free hookup

[J Forster]

I've used a not very different, but IMO safer, method. Instead of the AC line, I use a
big DC supply that puts out about 48 VDC @ 5 A in series with a ( couple of 200 W 115
V light bulbs in parallel.) The light bulbs limit the curreent. When it's hooked up, I
whack the vibrator with my hand from different sides to move the reeds until it
starts.

-John



WA5CAB at cs.com wrote:

> Not So Reliant Energy (formerly Houston Looting and Pillage) serves as a
> large battery I guess.  The advantage to the method (maybe I assumed that would be
> obvious) is that the light bulb and AC line method, when it works (95+%),
> doesn't require opening up the can to physically get at the contacts..