[Elecraft] Power Supply short protection

[Kurt Cramer]

Mike,

Just put vinyl tubing over the braid. I've used ground braid conered with 
tubing for years with no problem running it around, behind and under 
equipment.

73 Kurt W7QHD
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dave G4AON" <elecraft at astromag.co.uk>
To: <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, May 21, 2008 10:20 AM
Subject: [Elecraft] Power Supply short protection



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>
> I am running my K3 from an Astron 35M. I experienced an accidental short
> circuit on the power supply and I am wondering what everyone else does 
> about
> the possibility of accidental shorts from exposed 12V wire lugs or the
> exposed pass transistors on the back of power supplies (hot transistor
> collectors).
>
> In my case the PS is on the floor and you guessed it close to my shack
> ground braid. While fiddling the ground braid touched one of the pass
> transistor collectors and everything shut down, no damage done than
> goodness. I would like a more permanent solution.
>
> Mike Scott - AE6WA
>
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