[Drakelist] AC-4
My power cord from power supply to radio is a little poor looking at the strain relief, and is more than likely a little brittle. Should I try just cutting it off or replacing it? If I was to replace it any recommendations on where to get this type of cord? Thanks John Gartman AG6GL ___ Drakelist mailing list Drakelist@zerobeat.net http://mailman.zerobeat.net/mailman/listinfo/drakelist
Re: [Drakelist] AC-4
Not sure what you mean by round third plug. The wider blade is neutral, not ground. The round blade is ground 73 de W3NU. On 1/19/2012 1525, Kris Merschrod wrote: On the last AC-4 that I upgraded I bought an extension cord with molded three pronged male end about 10 feet long and #12 wire. Then I cut off the female end and carefully tested each wire to see which was the ground (Round third plug); The wider blade is the ground and the narrower blade is the hotwire. I put the main ground to the chassis by a bolt through one of the old Can Capacitor slots. The length of the cord should be to suit your situation to avoid extension cords! Good luck with it, Kris KM2KM - Original Message - *From:* John Gartman mailto:johngart...@charter.net *To:* drakelist@zerobeat.net mailto:drakelist@zerobeat.net *Sent:* Thursday, January 19, 2012 11:20 AM *Subject:* [Drakelist] AC-4 My power cord from power supply to radio is a little poor looking at the strain relief, and is more than likely a little brittle. Should I try just cutting it off or replacing it? If I was to replace it any recommendations on where to get this type of cord? Thanks John Gartman AG6GL ___ Drakelist mailing list Drakelist@zerobeat.net http://mailman.zerobeat.net/mailman/listinfo/drakelist ___ Drakelist mailing list Drakelist@zerobeat.net http://mailman.zerobeat.net/mailman/listinfo/drakelist ___ Drakelist mailing list Drakelist@zerobeat.net http://mailman.zerobeat.net/mailman/listinfo/drakelist
Re: [Drakelist] AC-4
AFAIK, all modern line cords follow the same convention: Green or Green/Yellow is GND, white or blue is neutral, black or brown is hot. Most computer cords I've seen in the last 20 years are GRN/YEL - BLU - BRN - it's an international standard. 73, Steve Wedge, W1ES/4 Live free or die: Death is not the worst of evils. John Stark. All my computers have my signature with various pearls of wisdom appended thereto. From: Charles Ring Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2012 7:08 PM To: drakelist@zerobeat.net Subject: Re: [Drakelist] AC-4 Not sure what you mean by round third plug. The wider blade is neutral, not ground. The round blade is ground 73 de W3NU. On 1/19/2012 1525, Kris Merschrod wrote: On the last AC-4 that I upgraded I bought an extension cord with molded three pronged male end about 10 feet long and #12 wire. Then I cut off the female end and carefully tested each wire to see which was the ground (Round third plug); The wider blade is the ground and the narrower blade is the hotwire. I put the main ground to the chassis by a bolt through one of the old Can Capacitor slots. The length of the cord should be to suit your situation to avoid extension cords! Good luck with it, Kris KM2KM - Original Message - From: John Gartman To: drakelist@zerobeat.net Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2012 11:20 AM Subject: [Drakelist] AC-4 My power cord from power supply to radio is a little poor looking at the strain relief, and is more than likely a little brittle. Should I try just cutting it off or replacing it? If I was to replace it any recommendations on where to get this type of cord? Thanks John Gartman AG6GL ___ Drakelist mailing list Drakelist@zerobeat.net http://mailman.zerobeat.net/mailman/listinfo/drakelist ___ Drakelist mailing list Drakelist@zerobeat.net http://mailman.zerobeat.net/mailman/listinfo/drakelist ___ Drakelist mailing list Drakelist@zerobeat.net http://mailman.zerobeat.net/mailman/listinfo/drakelist ___ Drakelist mailing list Drakelist@zerobeat.net http://mailman.zerobeat.net/mailman/listinfo/drakelist
[Drakelist] Drake AC-4 Power Cord
Saw several posts about the power cord. See the following link http://www.doitbest.com/Main.aspx?pageid=64SKU=511129 as this is what I used on my Drake AC-4. Good quality and worked well. This same store has a local branch in my town and I was able to also purchase the chassis strain relief. Typically the other large outlets have them and are described as appliance cords. Lowe's, Home Depot, etc would have these. YMMV 73's Pete N6QW ___ Drakelist mailing list Drakelist@zerobeat.net http://mailman.zerobeat.net/mailman/listinfo/drakelist
Re: [Drakelist] AC-4
Hi John. That I've always done, as suggested by others, is to replace the two conductor cord with a more modern grounded plug and wire. You can see the one I used in the AC-4 rebuild I describe here: http://www.n1vqw.net/ac4rebuild/ BTW, it is a standard computer cord, and I cut off the female end with about 6 inches of cord in case I ever want to use it. 73 - Mark N1VQW ___ Drakelist mailing list Drakelist@zerobeat.net http://mailman.zerobeat.net/mailman/listinfo/drakelist
Re: [Drakelist] AC-4
Excuse, but I understood the question was about the multi-conductor cable from the AC-4 with the Cinch-Jones termination, not the AC cord to the AC-4. My power cord from power supply to radio is a little poor looking. I am guessing his only option is to use single-conductor of appropriate guage and insulation rating to rebuild the cable from the AC-4 to the connector ___ Drakelist mailing list Drakelist@zerobeat.net http://mailman.zerobeat.net/mailman/listinfo/drakelist
Re: [Drakelist] AC-4
John, As you suggested it would be easiest to just cut it off at the strain relief and re-terminate inside. You will only lose about 6 to 8 inches at best. 73, Gary___ Drakelist mailing list Drakelist@zerobeat.net http://mailman.zerobeat.net/mailman/listinfo/drakelist
