I have several Astron supplies; "old" technology and heavy, but they have
*no* switching crud and simply keep on ticking. The only thing I do when I
buy one is to add three MOVs to the line input for transient protection.
What more does one really want?
Tom - WA2BPE
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> From: JDuffy@aol.com[SMTP:JDuffy@aol.com]
> Sent: Thursday, June 25, 1998 6:15 PM
> To: geraldj@ames.net; tentec@contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] Power Supply - Hercules
>
>
> All I can say about Astron power supplies is that I have two supplies that
> are
> over 12 years old each and have never had a problem. I know a number of
> hams
> with Astrons that have also had long reliable services from their power
> supplies. Old technology maybe, but they work and work well.
>
> Regards,
>
> Duffy - WB8NUT
>
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