RE: [Repeater-Builder] A sad story

2006-02-26 Thread Jeff DePolo
> Now the new cable is in place, and that power that was getting turned > into heat is getting delivered to the cans. But, something smells > funny, and the interconnect cables between the cans are noticably > warm. How much power are you running into the cavities? I can't think of anything in

Re: [Repeater-Builder] A sad story

2006-02-26 Thread Burt Lang
Is it the interconnect cable that is heating or is it the can that is heating and transferring heat to the cable? I had one case of a Sinclair duplexor where one can was heating at least 20 deg warmer than the remaining 3 cans. It turned out to be a lossy ground connection where the center res