I agree with the gentleman that said building and installing the AR4 upgrade kit is basically a no brainer.
Mike has done an excellent job designing the kit, the board layout is simple and the board is marked where all the parts are placed on the board. This reminds me of the old Heathkit building days. Personally I did not read the instructions, I just looked at a couple of pictures in the manual on how the board mounts to the transformer, assembled the board, mounted it and ran the wires to the proper connections. I then put power to it, it worked perfectly. Since them I have installed over 50 of those kits in AC4's for other hams and never had a problem with it working first time. So like I said, just like building a Heathkit. Maybe it was easy for me, I am one of those old hams that got his license well before the test questions became multiple choice. 'hi hi All this just reminded me I need to order more kit from Mike. 73, Ron / WB4HFN From: drakelist-boun...@zerobeat.net [mailto:drakelist-boun...@zerobeat.net] On Behalf Of Mike Pappas Sent: Friday, February 25, 2011 1:04 PM To: LEE BAHR Cc: drakelist@zerobeat.net Subject: Re: [Drakelist] AC-4R kit I installed an AC-4R kit and didn't have a problem with it. Went in just fine without drama. High quality components and the instructions were just fine. I would highly recommend it. Mike Pappas W9CN advanceddigi...@mac.com On Feb 25, 2011, at 10:52 AM, LEE BAHR wrote: Mike; In today's society you never blame fault on yourself or your own ignorance! You have to blame it on others. Installing your AC-4R and the one for the Drake amps is a no brainer if you can read a schematic. You don't even need written instructions if you can read a schematic and understand how the device works. This whole discussion points out how inebt ham radio has become in general over time. I think I have purchased around 20 AC-4R boards and around 3 or 4 boards for Drake amps from you. Never a problem and you supply a great 1st class product and service. There is a discussion going on right now on another reflector over doing some simple math using Algebra. One guy needs to get a solution but doesn't know algebra. I say, go to night school and get some remeadial training. There are just too many people today wanting others to always "bail them out". Lee, w0vt Houston, Texas MikeSubject: Re: [Drakelist] AC-4R kit Boys and girls... Well since I'm getting beat up here, I may as well defend my honor. The biggest problem with installing the ac4r is the color codes used by drake changed over production runs. Some units use a gray wire, then next a black wire and sometimes a gray wire with a white tracer. the wire that goes to the radio cable carrying the the +800 volts is really problematic. 1. orange 2. orange with white tracer 3. white with orange tracer 4. red now, pick one! _______________________________________________ Drakelist mailing list Drakelist@zerobeat.net http://mailman.zerobeat.net/mailman/listinfo/drakelist
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