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  1. johnecashflo

    Amps and ECU/ECM interference

    can anyone tell me if this is a truth or a myth? and if it is true is there anyway to stop it from happening..im thinking about getting a 4 pill for my truck (2010 Mack) but im worried about spiking the computer with stray RF..and also does the RF find its way to the computer from the power...
  2. johnecashflo

    midnight special or davemade

    thanks for the reply..from what i have read on here and other internet sites it seem that you only need a class ab when you use sideband..and that some of those amps that claim to be class ab are not really class ab untill further mods have been done to them..im sure there was a thread on here...
  3. johnecashflo

    midnight special or davemade

    been looking at getting a four pill amp for my stryker 490..midnight special 500 or davemade 400 both amps have the same pills in them (2879's)..the midnight special is rated at 500 but it seems the pep input is to low for my 490..the davemade is rated at 800 + and will handle my stryker...
  4. johnecashflo

    Stryker 490 final upgrade?

    been surfing the net and noticed that there is a 2510 pill that is rated for 150 watts..my question is can i replace the 2290 that is in the radio with a 2510 without changing alot of other components..thanks for any input that anyone might have
  5. johnecashflo

    what amp for stryker 490

    was looking at midnight special 500 or the mosfet 400 .. the 500 now has the 2879 pills in it now..the mosfet doesnt say what it has but it does say that its made for a high drive radio..just was wanting some opinions on what amp would match up better to my stryker..BTW cant go much bigger do to...
  6. johnecashflo

    lower DK for President Teddy R ?

    winner/winner chicken dinner... loosecannons mod was spot on for the President Teddy R... only thing was my radio didnt actually have a jumper or plug in the spot marked tp2..the markings were there just no holes for parts.. i broke the trace on the solder side..drilled two tiny holes (smallest...
  7. johnecashflo

    lower DK for President Teddy R ?

    was posting while you where loosecannon.. thanks alot..im just a doit yourselfer.. im headed back to the bench right now. i will let you all know how it goess.. thanks alot
  8. johnecashflo

    lower DK for President Teddy R ?

    im trying to match it to a amp i dont think L-12 will lower it enough.. any info on the swing mod would be great..thanks for the info
  9. johnecashflo

    lower DK for President Teddy R ?

    im trying to lower the deadkey on a president tedddy r.. does anyone no how or have a link that can help me with this mod..was doing a little experimenting on the radio to lower the dk..well i found a jumper around the final section and tried the familiar jp 36 mod and it did lower the dk but i...
  10. johnecashflo

    connex 3300 no receive

    working on a connex 3300 that i shorted out a trace on..(fixed that )it has no receive at al..l no rx light ..no meter movement ..i have changed the rx voltage transistors with no luck..can anyone point me in the right direction to solve the problem?
  11. johnecashflo

    Connex 3300HP-ZX noise blanker problem

    i have adjusted the noise level on a few radios by just using my own ears. better to do at night with some distant radio traffic.. you can slowly adjust the pots to lower the white noise but not lose the distant signal..probably wont turn either pot more than one turn to get the results your...
  12. johnecashflo

    connex 3300hp problem (stays keyed down)

    found the problem. bad tr 38 replaced and radio works great in tx..still have no receive. rx light doesnt even work. no meter movement on any incoming signal.replaced tr 36 and tr 37 no help.. any suggestions?
  13. johnecashflo

    connex 3300hp problem (stays keyed down)

    i have a 3300hp that i was trying to fix a broken solder joint on (intermittent loss of tx..)give the radio a tap it would work for a while..while soldering points i shorted out a trace.which burned r194..fixed shorted trace replaced r194 with same value..now the radio throws out a very low...
  14. johnecashflo

    general hp 40w output info

    can anyone tell me what kind of numbers to expect from this radio after its been peaked and tuned? how many finals are in the radio? what radio can it be compared too? i have read some reveiws about awesome audio but nothing about the final section besides irf 520 but doesnt say how many...
  15. johnecashflo

    cobra 29 seems to be 0ff 10k

    found the problem..solder joints around the VCO were loose... touched them up and now the radio is back on frequency... yeah!!!!!
  16. johnecashflo

    cobra 29 seems to be 0ff 10k

    cobra 29 is off channel.. VCO wont drop that far..can anyone help with this ?channel 19=27.195 and all other channels are the same way..thanks for any help
  17. johnecashflo

    president grant

    thanks for the help L.C. im just a doit yourself guy trying to update this radio for a guy at work..
  18. johnecashflo

    president grant

    thanks for the great post.. im familiar with this mod..it was the first one i tried,it didnt work.. the pa switch is on the squelch knob..you turn the squelch knob till it clicks off, which in turn shuts the transmit on the radio down and turns on the pa.. ran jumper from pa switch to ext...
  19. johnecashflo

    president grant

    it has the 8719 in it..thanks