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    POWER SUPPLIES
    — The Rally Power Supply is fixed. The voltage control pot (potentiometer) had it’s case broken, either by slamming the P/S computer cubby door on the knob, or an overly enthusiastic racer trying to dial in a voltage. A multi-turn precision pot -like the won that broke- was installed; it has some metal reinforcements on the case in the back so hopefully is lasts.
    MIN voltage is 8.24, MAX 15.7 – currently set at 10v for October.

    !! The MASTEC (big truing-machine power supply) has *again been Over-voltaged – While I was at Fryes Sat afternoon, someone clipped the Red(positive) wire on the Black(negative) post. This is the 2nd time in about 3 weeks – come on guys pay a little more attention when you are putting up things!

    "... get on your bad motor scooter and ride!"
    Sammy with Montrose

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    At 4-years old in Pensacola I repaired my steering linkage on my Ford Pedal-car. Dad later converted this car to a Blue Angel with ailerons and elevators with a working "stick/yoke"; the rudder was controlled by the steering wheel. I like all motorsports - I grew up going to a NASCAR Feeder track with Sportsman and Modified classes, and was lucky to attend drag races in 1970 at Orange County Raceway. My first solder-iron was a Christmas gift at 9yo; I modified T-Jets to be AFX spec before AFX Cars were in local stores. I rebuilt a few tractor & car (SIMCA) engines plus transmissions by 15yo (I still have my ring-compressor and valve spring tool) I am a former mountain and road bike geek & perennial sound engineer. Struggling guitar hobbyist and Amp "tweeker"