[Johnson] Ranger died

[Bill Cromwell]

On 10/30/2013 09:44 PM, Carl wrote:
> Anything is possible if you used a cheap no name Chinese crap cap.
> You wouldnt be the first one to get suckered into that trap.
>
> Carl
> KM1H

I don't think I did, But never say "never". It might not be the 
transformer and no way to know until I go inside. The first cooked down 
transformer I ever smelled was when I was a kid. The little brother made 
the Lionel train go too fast and when it jumped the track he walked away 
and left the thing turned on with a short across the tracks. Ooops. I 
had the pleasure of smelling a few more on other occasions and this 
Ranger brought back those memories

Maybe I just did something stupid when I worked on it last but I have 
been using it all summer since some time in late spring. I would have 
expected something stupid to show up before now. It usually does at the 
official smoke test. Maybe my line voltage is too high by just a little.

Stan Reid, W8CC (now SK) was a friend of mine and when he couldn't drive 
after dark any more I took him around to club meetings and swap shops, 
etc. Eventually he *gave* me the Ranger as a token of appreciation. 
Every time I reach for it I think of the things we did. I really can't 
let the Ranger go.

Thanks to the others who pointed out the place to have the transformer 
rewound. I knew about that but didn't have the address. That saves me 
from having yo look it up <grin>.

73,

Bill  KU8H