One heck of a good deal in my opinion.
73
Bob, K4TAX
----- Original Message -----
From: "Joseph Koppi" <jkoppi@pclink.com>
To: "Ten-Tec Reflector" <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, February 19, 2003 7:47 PM
Subject: [TenTec] FS: Centurian $1250
> I have for sale my Centurian amplifier for $1250, plus shipping from
> Ten-Tec. I just sent it to Ten-Tec for service. One of the fuses in the
> 240-volt AC lines blew and I sent to TT for analysis. Turns out that one
of
> the tubes was bad, so I have authorized TT to replace the existing tubes
> with two new matched 3-500s. In addition, when the amplifier was
designed,
> it was designed so that the 3-500s would continuously draw about 200 mils.
> Ten-Tec has a mod for the amplifier that, when installed, biases the tubes
> completely off-thus preserving tube life. I ordered that modification
also.
>
> The bad news for me is that I have to sell the amplifier to pay for the
> service. Unfortunately, this repair comes at a bad time for me-my
daughter
> is getting married in June, plus, my oldest son is graduating from college
> in May and my youngest son is graduating from high school on June 2.
> (Luckily, this only happens once in my life!)
>
> So here's the deal: for $1250 plus shipping from Sevierville, I will
> instruct TT to send the amplifier to you. You get a freshly serviced
> amplifier with two new matched 3-500s and the biasing mod described above.
I
> will pay for all repairs. Incidentally, cosmetically the Centurian is in
> very good condition. There is some very, very small paint chipping under
> the screw heads that hold the cover on, but other than that, it's just
about
> like new.
>
> If you're interested, you can reach me evenings at 651-457-2916. The
repair
> is going to be finished on Friday or Monday, so I need to know soon
whether
> anyone on the reflector wants it. Leave a message if I'm not home-my son
> plays basketball on Tuesday and Friday nights. I usually check my email
all
> day long, so you can also reach me at jkoppi@pclink.com. Don't worry
about
> calling late; I'm usually up until 11:30 p.m. to midnight CST.
>
> Sorry for the long note.
>
> Joe Koppi, W?SU
> St. Paul, MN
> 651-457-2916
>
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