> I've had a TS-850S for 7 years now and have been using it with SB-200 and
> SB-220 amps with no problems. Have I just been lucky? Should I expect the
> amp keying relay to die any day now?
> 73,
> Doug, K4DSP
[Steve Katz] Maybe you have been lucky. I added a reverse
polarized diode across the relay contacts in my TS850 as a kickback
suppressor, and the contacts seem to be lasting okay switching 24Vdc @ 100mA
or so, but I question their ability to repeatedly switch 120Vdc...
WB2WIK/6
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