Off the Air
_-- 2YA Rests Unofficially \ STATION 2YA, Wellington, suffered a breakdown on Tuesday afternoon, May 13, and was off the air until 9.40 pm. Transmission was then resumed. The cause of the trouble was a fault which developed in a condenser. Contrary to the usual opinion, a condenser has not an indefinite length of life. It is liable to suffer from fatigue and will eventually break down. While the manufacturers take the utmost pains to select the best of materials, there is always the liability of weak spots, which will develop in due course. This is apparently what happened ‘in the case of 2YA. It is no easy matter to remove and replace some portions of a. transmitting plant, particularly as those portions which are not expected to crack up are placed in the least accessible positions. .
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Radio Record, Volume III, Issue 45, 23 May 1930, Page 6
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138Off the Air Radio Record, Volume III, Issue 45, 23 May 1930, Page 6
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