Hi jerry,
I would dust off the variac and slowly wind it up over 3-4 hours! Those caps
need some reconditioning!
Vy 73 de OZ1PIF, Peter
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Jerry Flanders" <jflanders2@home.com>
To: <amps@contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, October 01, 2001 9:51 PM
Subject: [AMPS] Special power-up on old unused AL-1200?
>
> My 14 year old AL-1200 (w/internal QSK, bought new from Ameritron back
> then) has not been powered up for 6-8 years. I was about to power it up to
> get it working with my new IC-756PRO and it occurred to me that perhaps I
> need to take special care starting up the PS caps. I have a variac
> somewhere if I need to charge up slow but would rather not fool with any
> special precautions unless there is reason to.
>
> Any quickie advice before I plug it in?
>
> Thanks
>
> Jerry W4UK
>
>
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