[BC] Re: Saving Your Own Life

[Milton R. Holladay Jr.]

I'm intimately familiar with the 317B which incorporates most of a 316B as a
driver. It was so well interlocked that it was a pain to make adjustments to
the screen voltage (open door, tweak, close door, repeat as needed). What
did you find so hazardous ?
M
PS: Ol' Bessie is now out to pasture. Need parts ?

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert Meuser" <Robertm at broadcast.net>
To: "Broadcast Radio Mailing List" <broadcast at radiolists.net>
Sent: Thursday, October 20, 2005 10:02 PM
Subject: Re: [BC] Re: Saving Your Own Life


> No, I think the most hazardous TX is the Continental 315/316B.
>
> R
>
> Milton R. Holladay Jr. wrote:
> > One of the most hazardous, stupid xmtrs that most of us have encountered
is
> > the FM-20 and its smaller brothers which have not only the 3 phase
circuit,
> > but a separate 120 volt circuit, waiting to bite you. Any that I have
had my
> > hands in now have the 120V tied to one of the 120V legs of the 3 phase,
so
> > that when it's off, it's ALL OFF !
> > M