[ICOM] PS-125

[Mike]

But I blew in it's ear and bought it a drink.....

Mike NF4L

D C *Mac* Macdonald wrote:
> Because the damned thing isn't turned on!
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> > Date: Wed, 4 Nov 2009 13:14:04 -0500
> > From: nf4l at nf4l.com
> > To: icom at mailman.qth.net
> > Subject: Re: [ICOM] PS-125
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> > Hmmmm....
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> > I haven't shorted any pins. Wonder why I can't read any voltage across
> > any combination of the 4 pins?
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> > Mike, NF4L
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> > Larry Young wrote:
> > > "I don't think that is what he means? The Icom supplies need 2 
> pins to short
> > > for the supply to work. The on off on the radio is for the both 
> the supply
> > > and the radio"
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> > > This was indeed true for the earlier Icoms such as the 740 & 745 
> etc. Not true for the 756Pro series of recent radios which contain 
> settable turn on timer circuitry. These radios require the presence of 
> +13.8 V for the timer to work.
> > > Do not short any pins of the PS-125 plug. Two pins are the 
> positive and two are the negative pins.Only the front panel rocker 
> switch of the PS-125 is used to turn it off and on. Either an over 
> voltage or over current condition will cause the internal controller 
> to sut down the supply until it is reset.
> > > Larry K4LXV.
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