Radio shack used to sell ( perhaps they still do !!) a 2 prong power
connector that looks like a trailer connector. it had a red and black wire
attached
a nd the plug on both ends, and it was made to be cut in half and used as 2
connectors. but usually you just plugged them in and this would switch
polairty. so + went to _ and vice versa. saw many a piece of gear blown up
with
that plug.. tom N6AJR.
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In a message dated 3/28/2006 7:45:48 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,
retire@means.net writes:
Yes, I must admit to several "gozinta" errors while getting to know my
Orions. None fatal, however, thus far.
RANT ON:
But you know, as I look at my amplifiers, my oscilloscope, my audio gear, my
sig-gen, all have common ports for many functions, any one of which,
misaligned, will yield faulty results. Let's put any blame for mis-plugged
plugs directly where it belongs: On the Operator!
Wouldn't it be nice, a kinda kindergarten thing, to have every port color
coded, and different shaped so we can be protected from oursleves, huh?
But, guys, were big boys and girls now, and we should be aware enough to
make SURE the plug is in the right hole before proceeding. A quick check,
even if it's with a mirror if you can't get to the back of the rig, should
be SOP when interconnecting devices. Let's not blame the tools, eh?
This is a serious radio for serious applications and operators. It's not a
toy with non-functional or multipurpose plugs. WE get to decide what we want
the radio to do, and we have to be able to figure that out AND take
responsibility for our own errors in judgement or execution.
No offense, guys, but we got what we paid for. I love the phase, Bob,
"performance outweighs warts" if you want to call them that.
RANT OFF:
Larry, N0XB
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