On Sat, 28 Aug 2010 23:42:43 -0400, Garey Barrell wrote: >UNLESS the resistor element has been overloaded and/or damaged by >certain types of oil coolant and is no longer 50 ohms.
I kinda thought that went without saying. :) The oil level should be above the top of the resistor element, or it WILL smoke with high power. Don't ask me how I know this. 73 -Jim -- Ham Radio NU0C Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S.S.A. TR7/RV7/R7A/L7, TR6/RV6, T4XC/R4C/L4B, NCL2000, SB104A, R390A, GT550A/RV550A, HyGain 3750, IBM PS/2 - all vintage, all the time! "Give a man a URL, and he will learn for an hour; teach him to Google, and he will learn for a lifetime." HyGain 3750 User's Group - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HyGain_3750/ http://radiojim.exofire.net http://incolor.inetnebr.com/jshorney http://www.nebraskaghosts.org _______________________________________________ Drakelist mailing list Drakelist@zerobeat.net http://mailman.zerobeat.net/mailman/listinfo/drakelist