I believe your information is incorrect, Frank. I have many Ten-Tec rigs
and supplies and most of the rigs will not operate properly from 12 volts.
The problems are with the digital display, so perhaps your Triton II is not
affected by that, but you can't properly extrapolate from that.
The Ten-Tec supplies I have all put out about 13.8 volts DC.
As the life of a lamp is very greatly extended by lowering its operating
voltage, I put 33 ohm resistors in series with the lamps.
Regards, Mike N4NT@chartertn.net
----- Original Message -----
From: "Frank Krozel" <frank@electronicinstrument.com>
To: <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, September 14, 2000 12:34 PM
Subject: [TenTec] Ten Tec rigs and "other" power supplies
|
| I love to trade rigs, and from time to time I get a Ten Tec rig with
burned
| out bulbs. In addition, I see people using a Ten Tec rig with "another"
| power supply.
| As the Ten Tecs all run at 12 volts, as opposed to 13.8 or higher volts, I
| am curious IF there is a connection with burned out bulbs ( are Ten Tec's
| rated at 12 volts? ) and using "other" supplies.
| My Ten Tec Triton II (yes 2!) still has the original bulbs in it, but the
| supply is the matching one, set at 12 volts or so.
| Frank Krozel
| KG9H
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