On 7/17/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > At 7:00 AM I jumped out of bed to the crack of a nearby > lightening strike. Yep, you guessed it, the SDR1000 was once > again knock out. Although, it was nice to have it back for a > while. > I have learned by experience to never leave on any of my solid state gear when I'm away from them for an extended period of time. My hollow state equipment is much more resistant, but I still turn them off overnight, even if I hear there will be no storms pass through the area.
I live on a high ridge and lightning seems to be attracted by my QTH. I've had a hot water tank, dishwasher, a TV, satellite rcvr, and solid state audio gear die from this, just by being left ON. The SS stuff that was turned off did not get affected. My SDR1K is stable enough for anything I'll ever do to just turn on when I'm ready to operate, and in 10 minutes or so, it's like a rock for my purposes. I agree 100% ! Turn off your SDR1k or any other SS device when you are not around. Brian .. w5ami _______________________________________________ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com
