[amsat-bb] Re: G5500 change voltage supply

[Bill Dzurilla]

The pdf say "G5500" in handwriting and I know a guy who says he did this mod on a G5500.  But obviously the KT-30 must be a different transformer.

73, Bill 

--- On Wed, 6/1/11, Dee <morsesat at optonline.net> wrote:

> From: Dee <morsesat at optonline.net>
> Subject: RE: [amsat-bb] Re: G5500 change voltage supply
> To: "'Bill Dzurilla'" <billdz.geo at yahoo.com>, amsat-bb at amsat.org
> Cc: ea4cyq at amsat.org
> Date: Wednesday, June 1, 2011, 1:24 PM
> Look closer--Wrong rotor and I
> imagine you jump the other connections
> together to have the voltage correct.
> Again, Check the G5500 manual.
> Dee 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> On
> Behalf Of Bill Dzurilla
> Sent: Wednesday, June 01, 2011 12:53 PM
> To: amsat-bb at amsat.org
> Cc: ea4cyq at amsat.org
> Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: G5500 change voltage supply
> 
> Here is the mod to change Yaesu rotors to 220v:
> http://www.hamcity.com/store/pc/catalog/pdf/220vconversion.pdf
> 
> But perhaps yours has a different transformer if it uses
> pin 3 for 117v.  In
> the mod, pins 0 and 3 are for 220v.
> 
> 73, Bill NZ5N
> 
> > Subject: [amsat-bb] G5500 change voltage supply
> > 
> > I have purchased a G5500.  The control box have a
> 117Vac label  in the 
> > real panel.  I opened it and a wire is connected
> through the fuse to 
> > the terminal number 3 of the KT-30 transformer and the
> other wire 
> > through the main switch to the terminal number 1 of
> the KT-30 
> > transformer.
> > 
> > I am wondering how I should connect it to work with
> 220Vac in Europe.
> > 
> > Thanks in advance. ea4cyq at amsat.org
> 
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