[Icom] Power Supply Options

Tue, 02 Jul 2002 20:35:37 -0500

$150 will get you a brand new MFJ.
Hard to beat that price for a good clean PS, that has good over-volt, 
over-current protection, and stiff regulation. Nice thing is that it is 
basically a 5" square cube. Meters are pretty accurate too.
Oh, it handles my PRO TX  23 amps easy.

73 de Matt KK5DR

At 08:37 PM 7/2/02 +0800, you wrote:
>Hi Matt and the rest of the guys,
>Thanks for the info. No hash at all on the MFJ Lite and the SEC 1223?
>I was actually planning to have my PS85 revised to clean it of hash, but I'm
>thinking of getting another power supply since the total cost will be more
>than $150 anyway. The rework cost buys me another power supply.
>Vic
> >
> > Message: 11
> > Date: Sun, 30 Jun 2002 14:58:25 -0500
> > To: [email protected]
> > From: Matt Erickson <[email protected]>
> > Subject: Re: Subject: [Icom] Power Supply options
> > Reply-To: [email protected]
> >
> > My MFJ PS smelled too, when it was new, but after about 10 hrs of
>operation
> > the smell went away, but the PS kept running, and still is today.
> > No RF hash either.
> >
> > 73 de Matt KK5DR
> >
> > At 03:30 PM 6/30/02 -0400, you wrote:
> > >    From: "Ed" <[email protected]>
> > >    Date: Sun, 30 Jun 2002 14:49:16 -0400
> > >
> > >    I have been using an MFJ Mighty Lite 25 amp power supply with no
> > > problems at all. It's smaller than the 706.
> > >    ED YEARY W4TEY
> > >
> > >I tried using a MFJ 4125 power supply with a 756PROII at XR0X for
> > >RTTY.  The radio was pulling less than the power supplies rated
> > >continuous current, but we still had to shut down when we smelled a
> > >strong burning smell in the tent.  I switched the rig, which I was
> > >using for RTTY, to an Astron SS-25M, and had no further problems.
> > >
> > >The reason for using the 4125 in that environment was to stress test
> > >it in a difficult situation, but with spares available.  I've used a
> > >SEC1223 in the same situation with no problem.  The 4125 is smaller
> > >than the SEC1223, but I don't trust it to full ratings.
> > >
> > >73, doug
> > >
>
>
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