Hmmm ... I took the case of my G-800SA, and it does indeed have a tapped
primary on the power transformer - now why do you suppose it isn't shown
on the schematic? Anyhow, good news - take off 6 case screws and the
taps are readily accessible on the side of the uncovered unit.
73, Pete N4ZR
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On 6/4/2010 9:35 PM, Dale Martin wrote:
>
> Wow! Yaesu Tech Support hits another home run.
>
> This afternoon, around 2:00pm CT and for the fun of it, I posted a query to
> Yaesu on their Contact Us page about what, if any, modifications are
> necessary in the G-450A and G-800SA for 220v service.
>
> At 5:31pm, CT, Ron Fortin at Yaesu/Vertex responded with an e-mail and PDF.
> While I asked about the 450a and 800sa, he only provided a pdf that covers
> the 800/1000/2800/5500 series of rotators. So, for the 800SA there is a way
> to configure it for 220v service; but not, apparently, for the 450a.
>
> If anyone wants to see the PDF, I've put it here:
> http://www.hal-pc.org/~kg5u/yaesu.pdf.
>
>
> 73,
> Dale, kg5u
>
>
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