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I know this probably isn't going to be a popular thread since the new 148 gtl is "most hated" because of the problems it has out of the box, and it's made in China, LOL I know all about china build quality problems... not so much as design problems, but build quality/components problems...

Question though: If the voltage regulators (3 pin) are causing some pretty bad problems in these newer radios, and obviously since they been building them with those for a few years now, has anyone tried simply using dual regulators paralleled, maybe with some emitter or collector ballast resistors to balance them out in place of the single regulators? Seems a viable alternative that would require only a little "rigging"... I find the rigging is 3/4 of the fun though..... That's just me, I do understand the frustration with the thing right out of the box not working properly....

<blockquote data-quote="443" data-source="post: 230930" data-attributes="member: 15034">I know this probably isn&#039;t going to be a popular thread since the new 148 gtl is &quot;most hated&quot; because of the problems it has out of the box, and it&#039;s made in China, LOL I know all about china build quality problems... not so much as design problems, but build quality/components problems...Question though:&nbsp;&nbsp; If the voltage regulators (3 pin) are causing some pretty bad problems in these newer radios, and obviously since they been building them with those for a few years now, has anyone tried simply using dual regulators paralleled, maybe with some emitter or collector ballast resistors to balance them out in place of the single regulators?&nbsp; Seems a viable alternative that would require only a little &quot;rigging&quot;...&nbsp; I find the rigging is 3/4 of the fun though.....&nbsp; That&#039;s just me, I do understand the frustration with the thing right out of the box not working properly....</blockquote>

[QUOTE="443, post: 230930, member: 15034"] I know this probably isn't going to be a popular thread since the new 148 gtl is "most hated" because of the problems it has out of the box, and it's made in China, LOL I know all about china build quality problems... not so much as design problems, but build quality/components problems... Question though: If the voltage regulators (3 pin) are causing some pretty bad problems in these newer radios, and obviously since they been building them with those for a few years now, has anyone tried simply using dual regulators paralleled, maybe with some emitter or collector ballast resistors to balance them out in place of the single regulators? Seems a viable alternative that would require only a little "rigging"... I find the rigging is 3/4 of the fun though..... That's just me, I do understand the frustration with the thing right out of the box not working properly.... [/QUOTE]

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