Re: Astron Power Supply problem


Me wrote:
> In article <dr9gg8$k9q@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, mcalhoun@xxxxxxx wrote:
>
> > >....[snip]....
> > >and they didn't have any 1000uf but they did have some 470uf caps so I
> > >put two of them in parallel to get close to see if it mattered....
> > ^^^^^^^^
> >
> > I sure hope you meant "series"!-)
> > ---
>
> I hope you are an underclassman, who hasn't actually taken any college
> level classes in Electronics Design or Circuit Evaluation. If not,
> you definitly ask for your money back, because you didn't learn anything.
>
> Me
2 470uf in parallel is close to 1000uf. This was on the Extra class
Ham exam. I got my ticket 40 years ago. Why do you think an Amateur
Radio Operator should necessarily have college level Electronics Design
Experience? This is an Amateur newsgroup, unless cross-posting.
Gary N4AST

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