I have a friend who has done the relay mod to his AL1500. He is sending the
docs to Jose tonight.
73, Keith NM5G
-----Original Message-----
From: amps-bounces@contesting.com [mailto:amps-bounces@contesting.com] On
Behalf Of Kenneth D. Grimm, K4XL
Sent: Wednesday, October 05, 2005 3:54 PM
To: R.Measures
Cc: amps@contesting.com; Wilson Smith
Subject: Re: [Amps] Ameritron AL-1500 Problem (Mike Schatzberg)
R.Measures wrote:
>On Oct 5, 2005, at 11:17 AM, Mike Schatzberg wrote:
>
>
>
>>Wilson, your point is well taken, it could be you are right and the
>>final is at fault. But before investigating such a significant and
>>expensive problem as an intermittently open or shorted 8877, I would
>>spend a few moments and check the more simple and common possibilities
>>first, and then go onward from there.
>>
>>
>
>Agreed. I would first perform the Funderberg gold-sputtering test to
>see what's what with the grid.
>http://www.somis.org/Goldmeltballs.html
>
>
>
>>It is often worth considering Achems Razor, which says that "All
>>things being equal the simplest answer must be correct." This doesn't
>>always seem to work out for electronics. I would hope it is not the
>>triode........
>>
>>73,
>>
>>Mike
>>WB2AJI
>>
>>
My money is still on Aachem. In other words, the relay.
Not everyone has a hi-pot tester. Jose already has a new relay. What would
Aachem suggest? Buy a hi-pot tester and look for meltballs or sub the
relay?
73,
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k4xl@arrl.net
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