[R-390] maintenance

[Tom Norris]

Didn't Nolan Lee keep his on 24/7 and only took one down when it had  
a problem?  Seems I remember some of his were online for years, only  
taken down for periodic mechanical maintenance/lubrication.

Tom NU4G


On Jun 20, 2007, at 8:33 PM, Cecil Acuff wrote:

> Might be a case of high line voltage...or at least higher than the  
> radio was expecting...  Years ago 126 to 132 would have been  
> considered high...but is fairly common place today.  The radio is  
> probably more comfortable at 110Vac.  A variac would take care of  
> that.  Some radio's have various input taps on the power  
> transformer and one can set it for the highest voltage available.   
> (but not 220)
>
> Just a thought....
>
> Cecil...
> -