Re: [Repeater-Builder] RCA connectors NOT for power

2007-03-25 Thread no6b
At 3/23/2007 13:15, you wrote: >Yep - had a Yaesu 727 handheld with that... the cigarette lighter adapter >had a dual plug with a coaxial plug for operating the handheld and a 1/8" >one for charging the battery. The charger was nothing but a fixed resistor >(1/4w !!!) between the 12v input and th

Re: [Repeater-Builder] RCA connectors NOT for power

2007-03-23 Thread Robin Midgett
who's dumb enough to do that?? At 02:07 PM 3/23/2007, you wrote: >Gotta be better then using one of those 'mini' or 'micro' earphone plug >style connectors! >You know where the center pin shorts to the outer contact briefly while >your inserting/removing? >ZAP! >-- >Jim Barbour >WD8CHL > > > >Rob

Re: [Repeater-Builder] RCA connectors NOT for power

2007-03-23 Thread Mike Morris WA6ILQ
Yep - had a Yaesu 727 handheld with that... the cigarette lighter adapter had a dual plug with a coaxial plug for operating the handheld and a 1/8" one for charging the battery. The charger was nothing but a fixed resistor (1/4w !!!) between the 12v input and the hot side of the battery. The cor

Re: [Repeater-Builder] RCA connectors NOT for power

2007-03-23 Thread Jim B.
Gotta be better then using one of those 'mini' or 'micro' earphone plug style connectors! You know where the center pin shorts to the outer contact briefly while your inserting/removing? ZAP! -- Jim Barbour WD8CHL Robin Midgett wrote: > Personally I don't like the RCA connector for power use.

Re: [Repeater-Builder] RCA connectors NOT for power

2007-03-23 Thread Robin Midgett
Personally I don't like the RCA connector for power use. Assuming the female is chassis mounted, as it has been on a number of pieces of equipment (DEMI transverters come to mind), that means there's a mating male connector with +12VDC on the exposed pin, just looking for something to short out