n1zuk
My wood is stacked
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join:2001-10-24
South Burlington, VT | reply to Ender3rd
Re: Ooops, there goes my bargain DVM!
I guess if it goes up in smoke, you can say, "What the Fuke??!!?...."  |
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Ender3rd
join:2001-07-15
East Granby, CT
 ·Cox HSI
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The amazing FLUKE, errr... I mean FUKE DT-830B! |
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My Jeep is not an SUV. Your SUV is not a Jeep. |
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Eat Me
join:2002-09-25
Sussex, NJ | reply to Ender3rd
That's just crazy. I was wondering why they're so cheap, and now I know why! |
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drjim
Premium,MVM
join:2000-06-13
Torrance, CA
clubs: | reply to Ender3rd
Cool! I thought the knobs and VFO dial had a familiar look to them.....
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Ender3rd
join:2001-07-15
East Granby, CT
·Cox HSI
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Thordarson CHT-300 |
The Viking used to reside in a 6 foot rack next to the homebrew transmitter, but it was really under-utilized in the basement. So, over the past month I rebuilt it into a smaller rack and moved it upstairs to the more frequently used station. My wife's only comment was, "Is that going to be staying there?" 
Above is a picture of the modulation deck as it was being rebuilt.
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drjim
Premium,MVM
join:2000-06-13
Torrance, CA
clubs: | reply to Ender3rd
That's your home-brew rig, isn't it? |
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SmokChsr
Who let the magic smoke out?
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join:2006-03-17
Saint Augustine, FL
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said by burner50  :My luck it would have happened to my fluke... I'd probably cry if I did that to my Fluke 8060A, Unfortunately I did do that to my Beckman a long time back. I was metering around 800VDC, and the reading kept getting lower. I pulled the meter probe back and it pulled an arc. I thought that was a bit odd so I had to try it again 2-3 times, each time it pulled an another arc. I then looked back at the meter and noticed a wisp of smoke come out. OOPS!!
Now days, if I'm going over 500V the HV probe comes out. |
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Ender3rd
join:2001-07-15
East Granby, CT
·Cox HSI
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It lives again... |
Yes, the AM rig is completely restored and up and running once again. I've had a lot of fun with it on 160/75/40 meters the past couple of weeks. Amazingly, the very first contact I made with it, an SWL made an mp3 of some of the audio and emailed it to me. Doesn't sound too bad considering its age and the fact that the audio had no compression or limiting!
»members.cox.net/w1aex/V3.mp3
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burner50
Pinlifter
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join:2002-06-05
EN22wm | reply to Ender3rd
My luck it would have happened to my fluke... |
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accounting
join:2008-02-29
Columbus, OH | reply to Ender3rd
Ouch. Did you get your AM rig up and running though? Do you use the AM rig very often? Anyway, at least the volt meter that blew up was no more than five bucks. |
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Ender3rd
join:2001-07-15
East Granby, CT
·Cox HSI
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Setting up for bench test | 
So far so good... | 
Meter = Fail |
Ah well, it seems that you often do get what you pay for!
Rob W1AEX
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