Rick - make sure you use an ink that can be removed. The next owner may not want that, and you may get less for the amplifier when reselling it. _______________________________________________ TenTec
"Live for today!" (that's what I say) I always use permanent ink! I don't care about the next owner. Besides, the next owner will have the same requirements as me. If he has half a brain, he'll appre
Author: "R. Eric Sluder-W9WLW" <resluder@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 5 Mar 2014 07:29:17 -0800 (PST)
A narrow strip of red electrical tape works quite well.<br/><br/>73 - Eric<br/>W9WLW<a href="https://overview.mail.yahoo.com?.src=iOS"><br/><br/>Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPad</a> ____________________
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I always hated buying a piece of used gear that the previous owner engraved his call letters into the back panel....a little red ink....easy enough to get off.... I always use permanent ink! I don't
If an owner is not concerned about the resale value, and wants to drill holes in the 'S' meter bezel for ventilation....that is totally A.O.K!! ....Dave (grin!) "Live for today!" (that's what I say)
Yup, that was me... :-) Though I never engraved my call sign on the back panel, I did always write it on the bottom of every rig and even inside the box with permanent black ink - for good reason. TO
Yeah...I even left a note for a theif enclosed..just in case he opened it up...not something I can disclose on a family friendly forum..hi hi . Yup, that was me... :-) Though I never engraved my call
I have to mostly agree. As I was growing up, my Dad (W5JHJ, SK 2007) always treated the place we owned a bit like a rental: no holes in walls, no permanent installations of antennas, etc. I never lik
Author: "R. Eric Sluder-W9WLW" <resluder@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 5 Mar 2014 09:35:31 -0800 (PST)
That explains the upgraded Peter Dahl transformer you can still buy for the AL-80a. I've considered swapping my transformer out because it looks a little weary for its age and such. I fear a short co
Eric, where can you buy this transformer? Do you have a link? The transformer in my amp is vibrating like crazy and the racket is driving me crazier. I have considered replacing it. If I do that, I m
Yes, that's the one. As far as I know, I'm the only guy to ever buy one! The mod isn't trivial. You'll need to change the filter capacitor stack and build a FWB rectifier instead of using the origina
One other thing: The AL-*)A meter would only read B+ up to 3500 V. You''ll have change the meter shunt resistor. I changed mine such that the meter now read B+/2. Thus, 4 kV yields a meter reading of
I meant AL-80A, not an AL-*)A. Sheesh... Kim N5OP One other thing: The AL-*)A meter would only read B+ up to 3500 V. You''ll have change the meter shunt resistor. I changed mine such that the meter n
I possibly lost my sanity, but that's another story! -- "You can't lose what you ain't never had." McKinley Morganfield A/K/A Muddy Waters -- . _______________________________________________ TenTec
OK Kim, you convinced me. I won't use that transformer. I understand why all of that is necessary but it is much too much work for the little return of benefit in my case. We're only allowed to run 7
Hi Kim -- you describe a lot of folks from that era. I feel the same as you. I paid for my home with cash. So MINE, all mine. I have no compunction about making it work for my hobby. Worse case scena
Have you ever seen the size of hole a 50' tower makes when it falls on a roof? Susan would KILL you! ;-) 73 - Rick, DJ0IP (Nr. Frankfurt am Main) Hi Kim -- you describe a lot of folks from that era.
That makes perfect sense, Rick and I agree completely. It's a fair bit of work for, frankly, not a lot of return, even with the 750 W limit. I learned a LOT by doing it, so in that regard, I got my m
Kim, that is interesting about the fan. I was unaware of that. I have built a few amplifiers, long ago, and always used AC fans. I was actually considering a d.c. fan this time around but you just ta