Hobbyking would not process my order, said the zip code must be numerical,
which it was.
On the $300 power supply Amazon said, "Usually ships within 1 to 2 months",
really 1-2 months?
On Thursday, June 12, 2014 7:07 PM, Michael Walker wrote:
Yep, you could do that. But, I had a $1000 12v 50 amp commercial supply
fail at my repeater site (not lightning related) and it took out 5
repeaters. The name of the PS fails me at the moment. So, it can happen
at any level.
The point is all hardware fails and there are no guarantees.
Like others, I have many astrons that have never been turned off (almost)
for almost decades. Not one of them have taken out a radio.
If you are really really concerned, run off a 12v battery and then float
charge that. That is the closest to a solid solution and you'll never have
an overvoltage issue.
There is no end to this discussion, so can we end it?
Mike va3mw
On Thu, Jun 12, 2014 at 6:04 PM, wrote:
> And if you chase down schematics for these:
>
> http://www.repeater-builder.com/astron/pdf/astron-rs35m-annotated.pdf
>
> ...you see a very rudimentary, SCR-crowbar, non-temperature compensated
> hobby supply. Why not pay an another $100 to better protect a $7K radio?
>
> Mike - N8MSA
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> Just to be a devil's advocate, if you take the time to read most of the
> 236 reviews ( I got bored at about 50) for the RS-35A & M there are many
> testimoials of has been used for 10, 15,18 or 20+ years without fail. Some
> have never been turned off. Sure there are some failures but it does not
> appear to be a prevalent occurrence. For what it’s worth I have one but use
> the Icom PS-125 switcher instead to power my Flex. Several years ago they
> were plentiful since they gave them away with the 756 PRO series radio and
> I prefer its size.
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