[Heathkit] Astron power supply question???

[Edward B Richards]

Hi Dan;

I think you are concerned over nothing. .17 volts is not excessive. You
will lose some in the wiring to the radio anyway. The meters are not that
accurate. Unless you measure both supplies under load with the same
meter, you don't really know. Then again, you could do like me and move
the voltage control pot to the front panel. Sometimes it is desirable to
see what a radio does under higher or lower voltage. Just install the
same size pot and knob on the front panel. Remove the internal pot and
run wires from where the internal pot was installed, to the new front
panel pot. I do this for my RV power supply so I can control the battery
charging rate. You need a diode for this function, also.  Good luck.

73, Ed Richards K6UUZ
Simi Valley, Ca 93065
Home of the Air Force 1 pavilion

On Sat, 5 Aug 2006 14:35:13 EDT OTAKEBI at aol.com writes:
> Picked up an Astron 35M power supply today.
> Before I hooked it up to rig I checked the output.
> It shows 13.97 volts steady for an hour.
> My question is should I open it up and set it to 13.80 as my other 
> supply  
> shows or leave it alone.
> All info on solid state rigs show 12 to 14 volts dc regulated.
> They all seem to state full output is reached at 14 volts.
> I am concerned that this supply is to close to the 14 volts max.
> Am I concerned over nothing?
> Dan/N4VET
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