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[AMPS] : Peter Dahl Transformer Alpha 77

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Subject: [AMPS] : Peter Dahl Transformer Alpha 77
From: km1h@juno.com (km1h @ juno.com)
Date: Mon, 08 Dec 1997 09:43:07 EST
On Sun, 07 Dec 1997 23:35:33 +0000 Ron Hooper <ab4ru@stc.net> writes:
>km1h @ juno.com wrote:
>> 
>> The following is forewarded for anyone needing some old iron and not
>> wanting to get raped at Dahl's.
>> His addr is   mtnman@ncia.net    An 18 wheel driver so not always a 
>fast
>> reply.
>> 
>> Contact him ...NOT me.
>> 
>> 73   Carl   KM1H
>> 
>> It is definately out of an Alpha 77,Is a hypercel.
>>  It is brand new and was never even used,the guy I bought it off had 
>a
>> hotter Peter Dahl made for his amp and took this one out of the amp 
>when
>> he got it brand new>>I just dont understand some people.
>>  It has 2 120 volt primaries>>2 5 volt@10amp filiment windings,a 
>44volt
>> secondary winding that runs the blower it isconnected in (buck)to 
>the
>> main primary so when the primary sags under load more voltage is 
>applied
>> to the blower.A nice feature so the blower isnt running full bore 
>all
>> the time.It has a 1800V and 2800V taps at 1.2amps continuous.
>>  So thats the scoop>>cost new $350 to $400 as far as I can find out 
>and
>> I want $200 and will soon advertise.
>
>Caution:
>  If your thinking about purchasing this xformer you might want to 
>check
>to see if it has 2 filiment windings, to make a second 8877 play 
>later.
>That was one reason for several folks to replace the orginal xformer 
>in
>some of the 77's.
>Ron W4WA


Hey Ron...you want to borrow my bifocals.....it says 2   5V 10A windings
above !
73  Carl  KM1H 

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