THIS IS HOW YOU FIX A MELT DOWN
KG6DHQ BOB
ON TOP
KR6DR
RANDY BELOW
PAT WHY AREN’T YOU UP HERE?
LOOK MA
NO HANDS
NOW THIS IS ALL BECAUSE I DID NOT CHECK THE POWER
HANDLING OF THE FEED-LINE LMR 400 AT 2M IS ONLY RATED AT 1200W, IF YOU RUN
LEGAL LIMIT 1500W YOU WILL EXCEED THE LIMIT AND IT WILL MELT DOWN, WHEN IT DID
THE DIELECTRIC MELTED PULLED THE CENTER PIN OF THE N CONNECTOR DOWN AND NOW I
HAD AN OPEN THAT ARCED AND SPARKED THIS THEN TOOK OUT THE POWER DIVIDER, I DID
NOT KNOW THAT AT THE TIME AND RANDY REPLACED THE LMR 400 WITH ½ INCH SUPER-FLEX
RATED AT 2500 WATTS AT 2M, BUT THEN IT BROKE