[SOC] A Real SOC question

[thom2 at att.net]

  Hi Steve -- Thanks and thanks.

I appreciate the quick response-- this oughta be interesting :)
Tom
wb2qdg
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From: "n4lq" <n4lq at insightbb.com>
>
> Yes to both. Cheap kit boards are blank unlike the old Heathkits...Gotta 
> figure it out. Yes to resistor question.
> 
> Steve Ellington
> N4LQ at insightbb.com
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Tom McCulloch" <thom2 at att.net>
> To: "Tom Mc" <thom2 at att.net>
> Cc: <soc at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Sunday, October 05, 2008 4:58 PM
> Subject: [SOC] A Real SOC question
> 
> 
> > Where else can a guy go for a question like this but the SOC list!
> >
> > I've decided to try a build an SLA  charger from the May 2001 issue of 
> > QST.
> > I ordered and received the PC board from Far Circuits and I'm gathering 
> > the
> > various parts for the charger.
> >
> > I have two questions:
> >
> > Here's my first question -- In looking at the PC board I notice that there
> > are no labels for the parts.  Just holes and traces.  So( he asks somewhat
> > embarrassedly) is this normal?  Do I need to figure out from the QST
> > schematic what goes where?  Or is there a secret only First Class Ops know
> > about?
> >
> > Here's my second question, which I think I understand.  --- the schematic
> > calls for a 1K 1 watt resistor.  Can I use two 2K 1/2 watt resistors in
> > parallel? (I think so, right?)
> >
> > Thanks for your help,
> > (this is going to be some project :)  )
> >
> > Tom
> > WB2QDG
> >
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