[Boatanchors] Gold Mine of AM transmitters in your town today

[jeremy-ca]

A shorting bar and jumpers should be in the door of every unit, at least it 
was when I serviced them many years ago.

Carl
KM1H


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Wilhite" <w5jo at brightok.net>
To: <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2007 3:40 PM
Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] Gold Mine of AM transmitters in your town today


> One other detail about working in the power supply section.  Following 
> discharge of these capacitors, put a ground wire across the cap to prevent 
> it from recharging.  Some of these babies can and will do that making for 
> a big surprise
>
> Be sure to remove it when finished working in there and before firing up 
> the rig.  That, also, can provide a big surprise
>
> Jim/W5JO
>
>>
>> Finally, NEVER, NEVER, NEVER attempt to work on one of these before you 
>> discharge those huge electrolytics. If you forget and get hit, it will be 
>> you last QSO on this earth.
>>
>> All the Best
>>
>> Ron  W6OM
>>
>
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