[Elecraft] Astron Linear Power Supplies

[Robert Fanfant]

I bought my Astron from http://aventrade.com/Specials.html. They seemed to
be very well priced compared to my local vendor.

-rob N7QT
K2 #1406

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Sent: Saturday, December 21, 2002 3:40 PM
Subject: [Elecraft] Astron Linear Power Supplies


> For what its worth, I have used Astron Power Supplies for many years.  I
have
> two VS35M supplies, one RS20A supply, and one RS12A.  I used the RS12A
when I
> was  running the K2 without the KPA100.  Anyone who is running a 100 watt
> transceiver can use a RS20A with full confidence.  The foldback current
> limiting will not activate on this power supply at 20 amps and it even
runs
> relatively cool.  So don't worry about using the RS20A with your K2 and
you
> just might save yourself some money.  If you do not intend to run anything
> else but the K2/100 and KAT100, you dont need the Astron RS or VS35M.  The
> transformer and those two 3771 pass transistors on the heatsink of the 20A
> will power the K2/100 with no sweat!  All of my power supplies are very
> quiet.  I just keep them out of the range of the K2 (a foot or so).
> Occasionally there is a mechanical vibration that is cured by either
touching
> the top of the cabnet or setting something on the top.  Roy Morris   W4WFB
> KAT100, K2/100 #2225
>
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