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Re: [OM] Electrical non-wizardry

Subject: Re: [OM] Electrical non-wizardry
From: Jan Steinman <jans@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 25 Jun 1999 18:18:06 -0700
>From: Mark Dapoz <md@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
...
>Sounds like you may have a short somewhere...  If you
>can, pull the batteries and check the resistence between the positive
>and negative sides of the connector.  It should read zero.

You mean it should be infinite, without the T-10 connected, right? If it is
zero, that is the problem! :-)

>From: Bob Sull <w8imo@xxxxxxxxxxx>

>The AA cells are probably hot because you're sucking a lot of current from
>them...  Go back to
>RadShack and get a D cell holder and use D cells. They have a higher capacity
>than AA cells and should run cooler.

With only one amp draw, the T-10 should run for well over an hour on AA
cells without overheating. He's got a short!

: Jan Steinman <mailto:jans@xxxxxxxxxxx>
: 19280 Rydman Court, West Linn, OR 97068-1331 USA
: +1.503.635.3229

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