I wonder if I would have noticed the 28v supply being out. It would have been nice if they would have put a FAIL light circuit on the 28v supply output. Instead you have a lot of GREEN lights that tell you state but not condition. A navy guy from an aircraft carrier told me once that the only RED light you wanted to see below decks was the Coke machine. Any other red lights and you got a problem. These are excellent.
The last sentence is the very best... It applies to computers as well. It especially comes to my mind when comparing Linux to windows. Windows hides too much from the user and tries to solve/interpret problems by itself, thereby mostly generating even more havoc or spitting out even more misleading error messages!
But, it had "idiot lights". Missing was a steady approach to the issue and - if the diagnostics are to be followed - sufficient diagnostic data. Indeed, the diagnostics themselves should have indicated this simple PSU failure! That they did not points to a lack of the basics back when the transmitter system was designed by its manufacturer.
The on line engineer my hobbys are painting pictures and lisining to shortwave and ssb iam thinking about getting my ham license I have 4 shortwave receivers
Love this reality driven message not to take diagnostic alarms literary but collectively to the system being pointed at. Bravo 👍
Fascinating video. Great shots of a high-power UHF TV transmitter.
The on line engineer me and my cousin are going to a Swap meet in September 11 Sunday morning at 8 am in Milwaukee 2022
I wonder if I would have noticed the 28v supply being out. It would have been nice if they would have put a FAIL light circuit on the 28v supply output. Instead you have a lot of GREEN lights that tell you state but not condition. A navy guy from an aircraft carrier told me once that the only RED light you wanted to see below decks was the Coke machine. Any other red lights and you got a problem. These are excellent.
The last sentence is the very best... It applies to computers as well. It especially comes to my mind when comparing Linux to windows. Windows hides too much from the user and tries to solve/interpret problems by itself, thereby mostly generating even more havoc or spitting out even more misleading error messages!
But, it had "idiot lights". Missing was a steady approach to the issue and - if the diagnostics are to be followed - sufficient diagnostic data. Indeed, the diagnostics themselves should have indicated this simple PSU failure! That they did not points to a lack of the basics back when the transmitter system was designed by its manufacturer.
Usually the first step is to check power supply voltages.
Should have looked at all the lights in the first place. Easy to get caught up with the first group and not look down at the 28v PS lights.
The on line engineer I like your utube videos
OMG, Heathkit power supply!
cough, all the lights are out on the PSU.. aint hard..
it says this video has been viewed 1337 times :D
So...
...How long were you down? How much was a new power supply? Why not burn some midnight oil and repair the faulty one?
Board changers...
Nice!
The on line engineer my hobbys are painting pictures and lisining to shortwave and ssb iam thinking about getting my ham license I have 4 shortwave receivers
Nice :) Thumbs up :D
you sound drunk?