[ARC5] BC-454-B Power

[millerke6f at aol.com]

You guys sure like to argue about really mundane stuff. But I enjoy the circus so keep it up.
Bob, KE6F


-----Original Message-----
From: Robert Jenkins <kg4kgl at gmail.com>
To: Kenneth G. Gordon <kgordon2006 at frontier.com>
Cc: arc5 at mailman.qth.net
Sent: Mon, Jul 19, 2021 6:27 pm
Subject: Re: [ARC5] BC-454-B Power

Some people do a lot of things that are not necessary. That does not make them stupid. 

As for being wasteful,  are you referring to increased current draw at the lower voltage? So what? 

Robert 
KG4KGL 



> On Jul 19, 2021, at 16:42, Kenneth G. Gordon <kgordon2006 at frontier.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> OK. "stupid" = "completely unnecessary and wasteful. All original type tubes are available 
> from many sources for very little money. The military had millions of them made and many of 
> those still exist...except for the 12SF7... And the radios work just fine when configured as 
> they were originally designed. 24 V supplies are very easy to get or build now"
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