[BC] Me, brain dead?

[Phil Parr]

   I may have told this little story here before, I am getting so old I can't remember. If so, you can just skip it.
   I am certainly not an engineer but I do understand audio flow and I new more then anyone working at this station so, was acting as one. I had a fine fellow who worked for the local cable company who did the things I was unable to do and helped me out of many tuff spots. We had a 1000 watt day timer and an f m running 50000 watts at 600 feat. The f m transmitter was a Harris that wood do about 20000 watts raw power, can't remember the mottle number. This was in 19 83 and the transmitter was about 3 years old. One hot afternoon it went off and I figured air-conditioner failure so, I got someone to take me and out to the sight we  went. When we got there the air- conditioner was doing fine but the transmitter said air switch. At that time I had no idea what an air switch was so, I called the Harris support number. I told the Man my story that I was not an engineer but I was all they had at the time. First thing He told me was make sure the power was off and take the back off the transmitter. Then take the probe hanging inside and bleed off the capacitors. I have often wondered what He would have said if I had told Him I am totally blind. Would He have just disconnected, thought it was a joke or what. Anyway, I took the back off the tube cavity, put a clip lead across the air switch, turned the big breaker on, hit the plates then the final and, to my relief and surprise, it came up. The little sails girl who transported me to the transmitter sight was just dumb struck or, maybe just dumb I can't remember. 
 
   Phil Parr.