ft817 power conditioner kit
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`In the June 2005 issue of QST there was an article by Phil Salas, AD5X, entitled "Input Voltage Conditioner - and More - for the FT-817" It details a project to add reverse voltage, over voltage, and over current protection, a more convenient power connector (Anderson PowerPoles) and an external voltage regulator to take the much of the heat dissipation from the inside of the rig to the outside.
KIT DOCUMENTATION - The only documentation for the kit is here; it includes text, diagrams, schematics and pictures. Nothing is sent with the kit. You may download the file in PDF (700KB) or in Word DOC (200K) format. This file started as the author's rough draft of the article but has since been updated (9/12/2005 by the author and myself) to answer questions that have arisen since kitting began. Download this, even if you have the QST article.
The project design calls for the use of the Anderson Power Pole connector. The alignment convention adopted by amateur radio operators in the USA is the same used by OCRACES and is detailed here.
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Somewhere around the beginning of May 2008, I shipped the 2500th FT817 Power Conditioner Kit for the two and one-half years I have been offering the kit. The FT817 community has been very good to me. As a result I have made the decision that this kit, for the forseeable future will remain in stock. That is to say that I will continue to reorder materials for 15-25 kits every time my stock falls below 5 kits. When and if I do pull the plug on this kit, there will be at least two month's advanced notice ... THANK YOU ALL! |
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Basic Kit - This is a complete kit of all parts from the article's recommended list including the not-so-easy to find M3x25mm screw, mounting hardware for the switch, and a spare Littlefuse. The only thing you may need to purchase is heat sink compound (Radio Shack p/n 276-1372). The purchaser will be required to do all the drilling and cutting involved in the project. The price is fifteen dollars USD ($15.00) postage paid.
Basic Kit plus PowerPoles and Spare Fuses - This is the same kit as above EXCEPT with three ADDITIONAL sets of Anderson Power Poles and four extra fuses. The price is twenty-one dollars USD ($21.00) postage paid.
Additional Spare Fuses - packet of four extra 3 Amp LittleFuse. Five dollars USD ($5.00) postage paid.
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Brian Riley
PO Box 188
Underhill Center, VT 05490
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