[Milsurplus] RE: TCS...AN/WRC-1 etc

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Paul,

That's handy info to know.  I never heard that before.  Of course, I 
cross-rated from ET1 to MN1 in 1975, and never worked on a radio again (in uniform).

I have an AM-3007A.  Do you recall how to ID the two PS variants?

In a message dated 7/5/2006 6:26:57 AM Central Daylight Time, 
paul.alexander10 at gmail.com writes: 
> While they looked identical, the AM-3007 used in the two
> configurations contained different internal power supplies.  When the
> supply intended for the WRC-1 was used in a URC-35 configuration, it
> would get very hot and fail after a short time, usually in a very big
> way with burned circuit boards.  When the proper power supply was used
> in the URC-35 configuration, they were virtually indestructible.
> 
> Unfortunately, the supply chain did not know the difference and listed
> both power supplies as "suitbale substitutes" for each other.
> Ordering a URC-35 power supply usually got you a WRC-1 power supply.

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