[Johnson] (no subject)

[David C. Hallam]

Who knows why Johnson elected to use that jack for a 120VAC supply but they
did.  Plugs to fit it with cord attached may be purchased from K9STH.

David
KC2JD/4

> -----Original Message-----
> From: johnson-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> [mailto:johnson-bounces at mailman.qth.net]On Behalf Of TOWN COUNTRY FLOORS
> Owner
> Sent: Saturday, March 03, 2007 8:24 PM
> To: Johnson
> Subject: [Johnson] (no subject)
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> Gentlemen,
>
> Here is a little trick that may be of some interest. On the rear of the
> Valiant J-4 supplies 115V for what-ever you need.  Unfortunately
> the plug to
> that jack is very hard to find.  I did find a substitute but was
> not happy
> with the connection between the two.  I purchased a FT-243
> crystal and jack
> assembly from Brian Carling.  I removed the ceramic j-4 from the
> Valiant and
> installed the two jacks from Brian. They are a drop in fit but you might
> want to use a couple of small washers on each side.  I took the
> crystal and
> removed the innards and drilled a hole in the top the size of a small
> covered wire that had two #22 hook up wires in it.  I ran the
> wire thru the
> hole and soldered them to the crystal pins.  Reinstalled the
> cover for the
> FT-243 and now I have a plug that fits the new j-4 perfectly and supplies
> 115v to operate my antenna relay.
>
> Larry  L. Ravlin
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