> 220 volt line. So my question is, should I remove the
> MOVs from the 220
> volt input in the power supply (where they clamp from line
> to chassis
> ground)? In case it matters, I feed the power supply from
> a 220 volt line
> with ground, no neutral.
I'd remove that lead to the chassis, a connection to a
floating neutral would be OK.
> In case you decide to look up the original article, please
> note that the
> author improperly used the chassis as the neutral to get
> 110 from. i.e.
> where he needed 110 he used one side of the 220 line and
> chassis. I note
> that in the 2006 ARRL handbook, the same author has
> corrected that practice
> and now utilizes a 220 line with neutral.
There have been a few death traps in the Handbook. I
remember a pair of 3-500's and a power supply that had a
problem. They seem to be looking at stuff better now.
73 Tom
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