Date: Fri, 8 Oct 2010 12:03:43 +0100
From: jonathan white <jonathan.white20@btinternet.com>
Subject: [Amps] GRIPE!
I wont look anymore,at least you see things like this stateside,they
are like hens teeth and mega bucks here.
And we all hear the stories of "picked one up at a rally" for like
cheap.
Regards
Jon
## I bought an L4B, new, back in 1977..for abt $1250.00... used it
for 2 yrs then sold it... dumbest thing I ever did. Bought it back from the
friend I sold it to..in 1995...for $900.00. He had beat on it 7 days a
week,but
at least had installed new tubes. Bought a 2nd one for $800.00 that had less
than 20 hrs on it, still in the original box's. The owner had bought 2 x
30S-1 's
and never used the drake amp again. Bought a 3rd one for $750.00 which I
don't
think was ever turned on. A collector had bought it new, and stored it for 25
yrs.
I get a phone call telling me of a 4th one...and let my buddy buy it instead.
Buddy had
had it with flames spitting out of his AL-80BX, and wanted something better.
Drake site
a few yrs back announced they had 'found' a cabinet full of L4B parts... so
bought 2 x new
bandswitch's, meter switch's, bezels, and some other stuff. I have enough
parts to keep
all 4 x running for a long time...and have modified 3 of the 4 amps.
## It used solid 8 ga tinned wire for the 80+40m tank coil....and 1/4"
tubing for
20-15-10m. It's an easy amp to do mods on. I don't operate much CW, but when
I do, I use the lower B+ position. The one I bought back from my buddy had a
jillion hrs of use on it. Other than the bias contact on the t/r relay fried,
it was in
good shape. I would love to get my hands on a L7.
later... Jim VE7RF
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