In a message dated 06-30-14, Ed Vance said to Holger Granholm:   
      
   GE Ed,   
      
   It has been a busy day today so that's why I continue with echo mail now   
      
   Also we had a taste of summer with 17ø C so I made a 10 km scandinavian   
   walk dressed in shorts and shortsleeved shirt.   
      
   For tomorrow we have varying forecasts between 14ø and 21ø in the   
   afternoon so the meteos have covered themselves, hi.   
      
    EV> I suppose I could give it a "Smoke Test" by loading it in the   
    EV> Heathkit Cantenna.   
      
    HG> Yeah, do that and you'll get back to the dawn of digital   
    HG> communications.   
      
   EV> While I was searching for the HEATHKIT Catalog I flipped the Power   
   EV> Switch and the Filament Switch on the TS-520S to ON.   
      
   EV> After finding that 1967 catalog I loaded up the XCVR to the   
   EV> Cantenna.   
      
   EV> It dipped to 200 ma CW in the IP Meter Position and I didn't SEE or   
   EV> SMELL any Smoke in the Ham Shack.   
      
   To make the smoke test you don't even have to connect a dummy load.   
   The HV is normally highest while the transceiver is idling because the   
   HV is there all the time while the final tubes are only cut-off by the   
   grid bias.   
      
   You was lucky that no smoke emerged but don't feel safe yet. It may come   
   next time you switch on the transceiver. Normally, starting up old tubes   
   you should let only the filaments on (at reduced voltage ) fopr several   
   hours to burn away the gases that have leaked in because the glass seals   
   for the tube element wires are not air tight.   
      
   Then switch on the HV while feeding a reduced (via a variac) mains   
   voltage to the transmitter to let the electrolytics recover from a long   
   hiatus. After that the mains supply voltage may be slowly increased   
   while smelling for smoke or listening for arcing.   
      
      
   EV> 73   
   EV> NNNN   
      
   EV> ... The real problem with hunting elephants is carrying the decoys   
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   CU L8ER, Sam, OH0NC   
      
   Holger   
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