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On Wed, 20 May 2009 21:26:52 -0400, "D.Duck" wrote:


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On Wed, 20 May 2009 20:53:26 -0400, "Eisboch"
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On Wed, 20 May 2009 17:25:21 -0700, "Calif Bill"
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On Wed, 20 May 2009 02:46:50 -0400, "Eisboch"
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I think they should put new tubes in the old LORAN system
transmitters
and
keep 'em running for a while.

There 'ya go - Tubes.

WHOO HOO!!!

~~ From a radio Luddite ~~

Last Loran I had did not have Valves.

You know - you could make the argument that transistors are nothing
more than solid state vacuum tubes.

Which would make them valves.

True, but in conventional wisdom, tubes are valves, transistors are
simply
"solid state".

For Calif Bill's benefit, I wasn't referring to a LORAN receiver which
is
most assuredly solid state.
I was speaking of the transmitters that are very likely to still use big
old
vacuum tube power amp outputs.

MORE POWER!!!

3CX3000A7 baby....

They make good drivers.


And they continue to work during a nuclear holocaust that disables
solid state electronics.


And why would you need a tube radio after a nuke holocaust? No power or
stations left?

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On May 22, 2:07 am, "Calif Bill" wrote:
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Funniest event during school at Keesler was during a TACAN class. We
ran
the units on Low Power. Only 3000 volts on the tubes. About 3kw dummy
load. We had a Vietnamese MAP student in the class. Had absolutely no
common sense when it came to electricity! When you needed to work on
the
unit, you turned the dial on the front of the drawer to zero. Open the
drawer and use a shorting bar to make sure all the caps are discharged.
The kid did not bother turning down the power, and opened the drawer
and
proceeded to touch the shorting bar everywhere. Sparks bouncing off the
12' ceiling and he never realized something was wrong or even
different.
The instructor was in shock, the rest of us were in hysterics.
I have been just as stupid. While on a mid-watch at a Navy transmitter
site in Puerto Rico, I was working on an old AN/FRT-40 HF transmitter.
Shut the thing down, opened the rear door to the power supply section
and
then was interrupted by a phone call or something. When I returned to
the
transmitter, I hit my hand against a connection to one of the huge power
supply filter capacitors and discharged it through me. The muscle
contractions caused me to fly backwards about 7 feet back and about 4
feet
up against the building wall and for several minutes all I saw were
stars.
I was lucky. That was my first high voltage, high current experience.
Had another later as a civilian that was worse.
Knocked me out cold and was rushed to the emergency room. Fortunately,
no permanent injury other than some bad burns on my hands.
Eisboch
My episode was checking the voltage on an airborne radar unit out of a
probably C-141. Do not remember the model number anymore. 400 VDC and a
meter lead unlike any I have ever seen before or sense. Had an extra ring
on the insulated part that was hot to the probe. About 20' later I get up
off the floor. Having missed every workbench and stand in the area. My
muscles hurt for at least 3 days afterwards.

Kinda like tricking some fool into ****ing on an Electric Fence.

Hurt much worse than touching an electric fence. Was smart enough to not
**** on one.



Actually you will not get shocked, unless you are ****ing within inches
of the fence. Your urine stream will separate into droplets, not a
solid stream, very soon after it leaves the hose. How do I know? One
word.... Mythbusters.

--
Reginald P. Smithers III, Esq.

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On Fri, 22 May 2009 13:13:01 -0700, "Calif Bill"
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On Wed, 20 May 2009 21:26:52 -0400, "D.Duck" wrote:


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On Wed, 20 May 2009 20:53:26 -0400, "Eisboch"
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On Wed, 20 May 2009 17:25:21 -0700, "Calif Bill"
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"Wizard of Woodstock" wrote in message
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On Wed, 20 May 2009 02:46:50 -0400, "Eisboch"
wrote:

I think they should put new tubes in the old LORAN system
transmitters
and
keep 'em running for a while.

There 'ya go - Tubes.

WHOO HOO!!!

~~ From a radio Luddite ~~

Last Loran I had did not have Valves.

You know - you could make the argument that transistors are nothing
more than solid state vacuum tubes.

Which would make them valves.

True, but in conventional wisdom, tubes are valves, transistors are
simply
"solid state".

For Calif Bill's benefit, I wasn't referring to a LORAN receiver which
is
most assuredly solid state.
I was speaking of the transmitters that are very likely to still use
big
old
vacuum tube power amp outputs.

MORE POWER!!!

3CX3000A7 baby....

They make good drivers.


And they continue to work during a nuclear holocaust that disables
solid state electronics.


And why would you need a tube radio after a nuke holocaust? No power or
stations left?


You might have appeared a little smarter if you hadn't posted that.


You are the one who stated a nuke holocaust. Why need a radio, when
everything that is going to transmit is EMPed out of service.

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"Reginald P. Smithers III, Esq." wrote in message
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Calif Bill wrote:
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On May 22, 2:07 am, "Calif Bill" wrote:
"Eisboch" wrote in message

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"Calif Bill" wrote in message
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Funniest event during school at Keesler was during a TACAN class. We
ran
the units on Low Power. Only 3000 volts on the tubes. About 3kw dummy
load. We had a Vietnamese MAP student in the class. Had absolutely no
common sense when it came to electricity! When you needed to work on
the
unit, you turned the dial on the front of the drawer to zero. Open the
drawer and use a shorting bar to make sure all the caps are
discharged.
The kid did not bother turning down the power, and opened the drawer
and
proceeded to touch the shorting bar everywhere. Sparks bouncing off
the
12' ceiling and he never realized something was wrong or even
different.
The instructor was in shock, the rest of us were in hysterics.
I have been just as stupid. While on a mid-watch at a Navy transmitter
site in Puerto Rico, I was working on an old AN/FRT-40 HF transmitter.
Shut the thing down, opened the rear door to the power supply section
and
then was interrupted by a phone call or something. When I returned to
the
transmitter, I hit my hand against a connection to one of the huge
power
supply filter capacitors and discharged it through me. The muscle
contractions caused me to fly backwards about 7 feet back and about 4
feet
up against the building wall and for several minutes all I saw were
stars.
I was lucky. That was my first high voltage, high current experience.
Had another later as a civilian that was worse.
Knocked me out cold and was rushed to the emergency room. Fortunately,
no permanent injury other than some bad burns on my hands.
Eisboch
My episode was checking the voltage on an airborne radar unit out of a
probably C-141. Do not remember the model number anymore. 400 VDC and a
meter lead unlike any I have ever seen before or sense. Had an extra
ring
on the insulated part that was hot to the probe. About 20' later I get
up
off the floor. Having missed every workbench and stand in the area. My
muscles hurt for at least 3 days afterwards.

Kinda like tricking some fool into ****ing on an Electric Fence.

Hurt much worse than touching an electric fence. Was smart enough to not
**** on one.

Actually you will not get shocked, unless you are ****ing within inches of
the fence. Your urine stream will separate into droplets, not a solid
stream, very soon after it leaves the hose. How do I know? One
word.... Mythbusters.

--
Reginald P. Smithers III, Esq.

This Newsgroup post is a natural product. The slight variations in
spelling and grammar enhance its individual character and beauty and in no
way are to be considered flaws or defects

Guy I worked with from the Dallas area stated one of the kids in his high
school class on a field trip to see some hybrid corn did **** on the
electric fence. Thought it was off. Could not **** for a couple days.

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On Fri, 22 May 2009 13:12:00 -0700, "Calif Bill"
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Kinda like tricking some fool into ****ing on an Electric Fence.

Hurt much worse than touching an electric fence. Was smart enough to not
**** on one.

Actually, you can do it as much as you want - you'd have to be almost
touching it to be shocked by it.

Water breaks up almost immediately after being...er...released. It's
why you can fight a fire or protect exposures even having live wires
in the vicinity.

I have seen solid streams hit the ground just like from a hose without a
nozzle. Fire hoses spray.

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On Fri, 22 May 2009 21:35:36 -0700, "Calif Bill"
wrote:

You are the one who stated a nuke holocaust. Why need a radio, when
everything that is going to transmit is EMPed out of service.

Have you not seen "Independance Day"? :)

Tube radios and Morse Code saves the day.

Cretin. :)

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On Fri, 22 May 2009 21:38:35 -0700, "Calif Bill"
wrote:

I have seen solid streams hit the ground just like from a hose without a
nozzle. Fire hoses spray.

Sorry - nope.

Even under high pressure/large volume, like a deluge gun you see on
top of some tower and ladder systems, the stream isn't strong enough
to resist air pressure and breaks up almost immediately.

Now, having said that, it is possible if you crank up to super high
voltage AND current, but even then it's problematic.

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"Wizard of Woodstock" wrote in message
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On Fri, 22 May 2009 21:38:35 -0700, "Calif Bill"
wrote:

I have seen solid streams hit the ground just like from a hose without a
nozzle. Fire hoses spray.

Sorry - nope.

Even under high pressure/large volume, like a deluge gun you see on
top of some tower and ladder systems, the stream isn't strong enough
to resist air pressure and breaks up almost immediately.

Now, having said that, it is possible if you crank up to super high
voltage AND current, but even then it's problematic.


I know from experience that the electric fence systems used for horse
paddocks and pastures is upwards of 5000 volts or more. Very little current
obviously, but enough to catch your attention if you happen to accidently
touch it.

I, for one, am not interested in testing the **** on it theory.

Eisboch

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Eisboch wrote:

"Wizard of Woodstock" wrote in message
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On Fri, 22 May 2009 21:38:35 -0700, "Calif Bill"
wrote:

I have seen solid streams hit the ground just like from a hose without a
nozzle. Fire hoses spray.

Sorry - nope.

Even under high pressure/large volume, like a deluge gun you see on
top of some tower and ladder systems, the stream isn't strong enough
to resist air pressure and breaks up almost immediately.

Now, having said that, it is possible if you crank up to super high
voltage AND current, but even then it's problematic.


I know from experience that the electric fence systems used for horse
paddocks and pastures is upwards of 5000 volts or more. Very little
current obviously, but enough to catch your attention if you happen to
accidently touch it.

I, for one, am not interested in testing the **** on it theory.

Eisboch

You should give it a try to touch the fence. It does get your
attention, but it really isn't bad for two reasons. While it has 5000
volts, it has very low amperage, and the second reason is the ground is
use as the negative pole. If you are wearing rubber soled shoes, you
really are protected from completing a good circuit. You can feel it,
but it is not as strong as a zap as the animal (who is not wearing
rubber soled shoes) will gets when he touches the wire.

--
Reginald P. Smithers III, Esq.

This Newsgroup post is a natural product. The slight variations in
spelling and grammar enhance its individual character and beauty and in
no way are to be considered flaws or defects

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On Fri, 22 May 2009 13:12:00 -0700, "Calif Bill"
wrote:

Kinda like tricking some fool into ****ing on an Electric Fence.

Hurt much worse than touching an electric fence. Was smart enough to not
**** on one.

Of course the so called stream is a string of separate droplets. Non
conductive.

Casady