[Milsurplus] Record price for TCS control unit?

[Christian Fandt]

At 03:07 PM 3/13/04 -0800, Ed Zeranski wrote:

>I'd really like to find an AC 115 volt power supply unit but I figure a
>24vdc unit may be more readily available. What do ya think are the chances
>of finding a power supply with a matching serial number <g>?
>
>
>     Slim to none.

Hi Ed,

This was meant as a bit of whimsy. My vote on the chances is actually 
"none". However, I have experienced in my life lesser but nevertheless 
similar happenings, so I have faith something weird may happen and 
therefore leave my hopes not completely closed.




>Or were the  TCS systems normally shipped without a PSU which would be
>selected at time
>of installation?
>
>     I think that is the case. The shipboard AC supply is a 93 lb monster
>about 18" square. There is an AC supply, PP-380, yhat I think was for land
>based use at an airfield or some such made for local use with no remote.

I wrote yesterday the TCS-14 manual indicates a 12 volt PSU was shipped 
with the contract made by Air King (thus leaving open the very 
infinitesimal chance of finding s/n 441. Yeah, right.). Anyway, for the 
purposes of future use of my TCS-14 (after I regain my long expired ticket 
in the next year or so) I'll be using whatever is available. Can't afford 
much right now as I'm an unemployed college student (A real old one at 
that. And no, I don't mean the college ;-) but something will turn up 
that's useable. The Rochester (NY) Hamfest is coming up June 4, 5 & 6 and I 
may be able to scrounge something there.

Just checked and discovered the TCS remote control unit price which started 
this silly thread ended at $305.00.  Jeeez, imagine that :-/

73,  Chris F.

NNNN

Christian Fandt,    Electronic/Electrical Historian
Jamestown, NY  USA      cfandt@netsync.net
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