[Johnson] Ranger relay sockets

[kwylow zinjanthropus]

All:
I apologize for starting it all (but the reflector has been pretty much silent up until now :^). I have to agree with John. Other than simple grounding of the rig, I haven't had any problems with anything to date. The fused plug and relay socket affair shouldn't be raise to a panacea. One shouldn't poke their hands behind or inside live equipment as a matter of practice anyway. Case in point: I was reaching behind my Ranger to grab a hold of something when my Ranger "grabbed a hold of me" (to the tune of 500 or so volts!). That 9 pin plug had some sloppily jumpered wires with exposed leads (wasn't me but being the owner, I should have known better). Needless to say, I corrected the situation by changing out the plug with a new one with sanitarily dressed leads and put a metal shell over the plug. Even with that correction, I don't bother to grab something without looking first and powering down. Cal, n6KYR, 

john <johnmb@nc.rr.com> wrote:>David Harmon wrote:The last line says it all...those
>porcelain sockets are even more
>dangerous than the line cord plug. I chop those dang things out of there
>and use a chassis punch for a round, 2 pin Jones connector that I mount
>with pop rivets.

Ouch! 

It's much easier (and easier on original old Rangers) to religiously
ground the chassis, use a properly installed three wire cord, and most
importantly of all, use a modicum of common sense, and continue to use
the original EFJ socket. It wouldn't be my first choice (now) as a designer,
but it served thousands of hams for decades without any problem.

My three rangers have operated for 15 years in my care with the original
socket, and I'm still here to tell about it! :-)

All of this stuff is somewhat dangerous... try a lysco transmitter, with an
uninsulated B+ jumper exposed on the back panel... the Heath amp
(Warrior?) with full B+ on the meter... there's risk in all this old gear.
We're a lot more cautious (worried, afraid, fearful...pick your term) these
days than we used to be. Sometimes that's good, other times not.

A great deal of metal hacking, worry and anguish can be eliminated by
using the best safety implement that we have...the grey matter between
our ears.

Respectfully
John K5MO



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