- 1. [Amps] Alpha 76 "SNAP" noise (score: 1)
- Author: "Keith Barnes" <w5kb@w5gad.org>
- Date: Sat, 20 Dec 2014 22:17:37 -0600
- Greetings all, I have a 3 hole 76 that I recently "cleaned" with brush and vacuum. It tunes and runs very nicely with no bad reports however, when idling in the High Voltage position occasionally I h
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- 2. Re: [Amps] Alpha 76 "SNAP" noise (score: 1)
- Author: "Carl" <km1h@jeremy.qozzy.com>
- Date: Mon, 22 Dec 2014 09:30:22 -0500
- When was the last time the filter caps were replaced? Carl KM1H Greetings all, I have a 3 hole 76 that I recently "cleaned" with brush and vacuum. It tunes and runs very nicely with no bad reports ho
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- 3. Re: [Amps] Alpha 76 "SNAP" noise (score: 1)
- Author: "Andy Cook, G4PIQ" <g4piq@btinternet.com>
- Date: Tue, 23 Dec 2014 11:08:02 +0000
- Oh yes. I heard this coming from one of our old Alpha 78s during CQWW CW at 5U5Z some years ago. It did this for quite a few hours and then in the middle of the night there was a big bang and the roo
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- 4. Re: [Amps] Alpha 76 "SNAP" noise (score: 1)
- Author: John G3UUT <amps@grebe.plus.com>
- Date: Tue, 23 Dec 2014 23:59:30 +0000
- Sorry folks, are we talking about the string of smoothing electrolytics or a ceramic RF filter cap here? I'm curious about this as when I switched my 2m amp on recently which hadn't been used for abo
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- 5. Re: [Amps] Alpha 76 "SNAP" noise (score: 1)
- Author: Alek Petkovic <vk6apk@bigpond.com>
- Date: Wed, 24 Dec 2014 10:10:06 +0800
- BANG! Yep. They were talking about the electrolytics. Change 'em, before you have to change your underwear. 73, Alek. VK6APK On 24/12/2014 7:59 AM, John G3UUT wrote: Sorry folks, are we talking about
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- 6. Re: [Amps] Alpha 76 "SNAP" noise (score: 1)
- Author: "Carl" <km1h@jeremy.qozzy.com>
- Date: Tue, 23 Dec 2014 21:10:20 -0500
- HV electrolytics and their associated components John. Carl KM1H Sorry folks, are we talking about the string of smoothing electrolytics or a ceramic RF filter cap here? I'm curious about this as whe
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- 7. Re: [Amps] Alpha 76 "SNAP" noise (score: 1)
- Author: John G3UUT <amps@grebe.plus.com>
- Date: Wed, 24 Dec 2014 11:25:11 +0000
- Thanks, looks like I got a timely warning I'll change them pronto. Has anybody looked into this? You would think that a small breakdown / healing of the dielectric would be muffled by the can and not
- /archives//html/Amps/2014-12/msg00088.html (10,012 bytes)
- 8. Re: [Amps] Alpha 76 "SNAP" noise (score: 1)
- Author: Mike Tubby <mike@tubby.org>
- Date: Wed, 14 Jan 2015 11:06:32 +0000
- I suggest that you change the caps and the equalising resistors too! Our Henry Tempo 2002A started making fizzing and crack noises some 12+ years ago during a contest. L:uckily at the time I had a sp
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- 9. Re: [Amps] Alpha 76 "SNAP" noise (score: 1)
- Author: John G3UUT <amps@grebe.plus.com>
- Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2015 10:52:37 +0000
- Thanks for the note Mike and I'm going to do the sensible thing and change the lot. I had the experience of a PSU electrolytic blowing up when I was about 16 and don't wish to repeat it, especially a
- /archives//html/Amps/2015-01/msg00128.html (10,489 bytes)
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