[Test-Equipment] Another Bird Termaline Question

[Richard Knoppow]

    Any sort of model number on it?

On 2/4/2017 3:40 PM, WA5CAB--- via Test-Equipment wrote:
> I have a 500 watt Bird 50 ohm oil filled Termaline load.  How to hook it to
> a transmitter is obvious.  But it has three little solid boxes attached to
> the cone sticking out of one end, with an "N" connector for the source at
> the small end of the cone.  Each of the boxes has a socket for a diode of the
> 1N21 style on each box, with one diode plugged in and empty covers sealing
> the other two sockets.  There is an insulated solder lug sticking out of the
> end of each box and a jumper tying the three together.  The boxes are
> stamped 100 W, 500 W and 25 W.
>
> There is no obvious way to connect an indicator (meter) that I assume would
> indicate watts, other than the crude method of using jumper leads on the
> solder lugs.  Does anyone know whether that was the method intended?  And what
> are the specs on the proper meter?
>
> Robert Downs - Houston
> wa5cab dot com (Web Store)
> MVPA 9480
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Richard Knoppow
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