Randall,
I have been following your progress from afar.
Just out of curiosity, what is the homebrew rig behind your BITX40?
Al, N8WQ
n8wq.com
On Tue, 15 Aug 2017 18:52:13 -0400, RCC WB5YYM <curtis03@...> wrote:
Vince, I hope you are happy now. This could be the coolest mod on the rig. Thank you much for the idea. Looks like the keying bar I found is a little big, so I will keep looking.
A little more progress on the back panel and power distribution board. ?I managed to blow both the 5v and 12v regulator by only putting screws in the closest 2 standoffs while "testing". This let the loose standoff on the other side ground out the 2 outputs. The 5v regulator made a really nice bang when it went off with some really nice smoke and odor. I was extremely disappointed with the failure of the 12v regulator which quietly quit doing its job and just started outputting 2.5 volts with no fanfare at all.
The back panel is getting closer. I've taken the 3 amp Diode for polarity protection out twice. I'm dropping a couple tenths of voltage with it in line so I am in a Diode Dilemma. To D or not to D is the question? I think I will put it back in...I added a current sense point with a 2 pin jumper to bypass. The convenience may come in handy, plus those two connectors were taking up way to much room in the junk box. ?
The back panel
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