I had one of the 444 amps with its supply. The amp runs on 48VDC. I hadn't
had mine very long (bought it used) when it caught on fire.
Ten-Tec was nice enough to repair it -- they may have had to make one or
more circuit boards for it. When I got it back they warned me that they
would never work on that model again. I sold it to a fellow who wanted to
replace its innards with some Motorola modules.
There are not many pieces of ham gear I wouldn't haul home but the 444 is
one.
73, Mike N4NT
----- Original Message -----
From: <k8bbm@srt.com>
To: <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2008 7:19 PM
Subject: [TenTec] hercules444 ?
someone is offering me the amp, w/o power supply, suggesting use
12v battery and charger...
Isn't the amp using 50V finals, no longer available?
and at that voltage, a battery charger/battery wouldn't work...??
thanks
Dave K8BBM
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