[Johnson] Solid State Power Supply in a Ranger

[Ross Stenberg]

Tim, I know the purists would object, but I have been running my Ranger II
with SS rectifiers and the resulting higher voltages for the last four years
without any problems. I did however increase the value of the 18K dropping
resistor supplying 0A2 regulator for the VFO and used electrolytic caps with
appropriate voltage ratings throughout.

	73 Ross K9COX


>>>I’ve solid stated the power supplies and beefed up the electrolytics in
my
Ranger I and it’s working fine but of course the B+ voltages are now too
high. (Around 800 on the high B+ and 600 on the low.) I’ve been using a
variac set at around 90 volts on the mains to drop them down to a safe
range.  Anybody have a more elegant solution to drop the B+?
73
Tim Anderson, AG4XM