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Re: [Amps] Clipperton L meter

To: Louis Parascondola <gudguyham@aol.com>
Subject: Re: [Amps] Clipperton L meter
From: k4pdm <k4pdm@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 16 Feb 2014 10:40:24 -0500
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It is working now. I took the meter cover off and "unstuck" it.

I panicked and assumed it was bad.  Thanks for the encouragement to examine it, 
Louis.

73 Paul K4PDM


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<div>-------- Original message --------</div><div>From: Louis Parascondola 
<gudguyham@aol.com> </div><div>Date:02/16/2014  10:14 AM  (GMT-05:00) 
</div><div>To: k4pdm@yahoo.com </div><div>Subject: Re: [Amps] Clipperton L 
meter </div><div>
</div>did you tap the meter to see if it falls back to zero?  Is the meter 
needle bend?  Shorting HV to ground shouldn't ruin the meter.  You most likely 
had the meter in Ip instead of HV.  You should be able to adapt an Ameritron 
meter by changing the plate meter shunt resistor and making the meter face fit. 
 That is the only replacement I know of unless you duplicate the scale on to a 
different meter sand reshunt.


-----Original Message-----
From: k4pdm <k4pdm@yahoo.com>
To: Louis Parascondola <gudguyham@aol.com>
Cc: amps <amps@contesting.com>
Sent: Sun, Feb 16, 2014 10:08 am
Subject: Re: [Amps] Clipperton L meter

It is staying pinned to the right with power turned off.


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-------- Original message --------
From: Louis Parascondola
Date:02/16/2014 9:43 AM (GMT-05:00)
To: k4pdm@yahoo.com
Subject: Re: [Amps] Clipperton L meter

Maybe you didn't zap it.  Remove everything off the 2 terminals of the meter so 
the meter is by itslef, check it with an ohm meter and see if the meter 
responds.  If it does the meter should still be good.  They check the diodes 
across it.  Separate them and check each one, one might be shorted.  Check for 
opens in any of the 1 meg meter series resistors in the HV string.  Report back 
with findings.


-----Original Message-----
From: k4pdm <k4pdm@yahoo.com>
To: amps <amps@contesting.com>
Sent: Sun, Feb 16, 2014 9:28 am
Subject: [Amps] Clipperton L meter

I have apparently zapped my clipperton L meter by shorting the high voltage. Is 
 there any option for a replacement?

 Thanks 73 Paul K4PDM


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