Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Dissasembly of msr 2000 continuous duty amp. How?

2010-08-08 Thread Kevin Custer
wb6dgn wrote: There is a process I use to easily see which stage is bad. Reply if you need more help. Maybe you'd consider posting it here? Always looking for better ways to do things. Tom DGN Verify you have drive to the PA by looking to see how much is coming out of it or any

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Dissasembly of msr 2000 continuous duty amp. How?

2010-08-03 Thread wd8chl
On 8/2/2010 11:15 PM, skipp025 wrote: ... The entire project including obtaining the parts from recycled radios takes me about 4.5 hours with beverage of choice and some decent AM Talk-Radio playing at low back-ground volume level (no, not the right-wing whack job stuff). As opposed to the

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Dissasembly of msr 2000 continuous duty amp. How?

2010-08-03 Thread Kevin Custer
Bill wrote: Apparently no one here got the moto memo on working with giant heat-sinks. First you only need a 30-40 watt iron to work on them as moto did at the factory The secret is.. raising the heat-sink to about 3-400 degrees while you are working on what needs to be

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Dissasembly of msr 2000 continuous duty amp. How?

2010-08-03 Thread Kevin King
I use the mass of an old martial-aid size soldering iron, which are often passed over by uninformed souls shopping at Ham Flea Markets. s. Skipp, you kill me! They used those in sheet metal shops and doing rain gutters. Got one and it is amazing on touch and ping off it comes!.

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Dissasembly of msr 2000 continuous duty amp. How?

2010-08-03 Thread Kevin King
-Builder] Re: Dissasembly of msr 2000 continuous duty amp. How? I use the mass of an old martial-aid size soldering iron, which are often passed over by uninformed souls shopping at Ham Flea Markets. s.

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Dissasembly of msr 2000 continuous duty amp. How?

2010-08-02 Thread Gordon Cooper
Maybe a little Black Powder might be needed? Gordon ZL1KL Tauranga N.Z.