Alright, I hooked up my power supply using Captain Kilowatt's instruction and the power supply doesn't work!? All connections are tight, I used spade terminals. The green wire is on the ground but is there any possibility that the black and white wires are reversed? That is, the white wire should be on the L and the black wire should be on the N? Should I go out and get a 2 wire cord somewhere? I was really looking forward to being back on the air today. Help!! (Please)
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GND = green (ground)
N = white (neutral)
L = black (load or line)
Make sure you you have the 115/230 switch on the side set to 115 (assuming you are in a location where 110-115v is the norm). Make sure the cord is good. Going to a 2 wire will not make a difference if your current cord is known to be functional.
N = white (neutral)
L = black (load or line)
Make sure you you have the 115/230 switch on the side set to 115 (assuming you are in a location where 110-115v is the norm). Make sure the cord is good. Going to a 2 wire will not make a difference if your current cord is known to be functional.
Thank you again tba02
I went to Home Depot and purchased a new power cord, attached new spade connectors and still no power. It is on 110-115v. I must have gotten a dud. I'm rather annoyed that by trying to save money on a power supply I feel like I should have just bought a Pyramid and wouldn't have had this aggravation and would be talking on the radio right now. Rant over
I went to Home Depot and purchased a new power cord, attached new spade connectors and still no power. It is on 110-115v. I must have gotten a dud. I'm rather annoyed that by trying to save money on a power supply I feel like I should have just bought a Pyramid and wouldn't have had this aggravation and would be talking on the radio right now. Rant over
From the looks of it I would say the first three terminals from the left are all the same, positive voltage out. The next three are negative voltage out. The next terminal labeled with the schematic symbol for ground is for the GREEN wire from the AC power cord. The terminal labeled N is for Neutral and gets the WHITE wire from the AC power cord and the last terminal labeled L is for Line and gets the hot wire in the AC power cord which is the BLACK wire. Nice to see the 120/240 switch. A lot of units need to be wired differently and have no such switch.
In an AC circuit the WHITE wire is the Neutral wire and the BLACK is the hot wire connected to the LOAD. You can test this by holding onto a bare spot in a BLACK wire and turning the switch/breaker on.
The WHITE wire is connected to the ground back in the main electrical panel entrance. You had it connected up properly but there is something else wrong somewhere.Update...So I disconnected the radio leads and just had the Green, White, Black power wires hooked up and suddenly the little green LED indicator lamp came to life. As soon as I attached the + and - to the radio the light goes out and I have nothing. Why is it cutting out with a load????
It's basically slang for RFI produced by the power supply that your receiver picks up, wiping out your receive.
