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[AMPS] 8873 saga (cont.)

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Subject: [AMPS] 8873 saga (cont.)
From: measures@vc.net (Rich Measures)
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 98 08:24:59 -0800
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>On Mon, 12 Oct 1998 17:45:38 +0100 "Doug Klein, K4LT" <k4lt@fuse.net>
>writes:
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>>Thanks for the advice from several re:  my Henry 2k Ultra with a pair 
>>of =
>>8873's.
>>
>>Opened it up, and took out the tubes today and noted that one of the =
>>Berylium Oxide Thermal Link blocks was
>>cracked in half and there were arc marks (burn marks) on the edges and 
>>=
>>inside the blocks.  Wonder if that would
>>have degraded my power output ???  ;)
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>
>
>I would suspect that one tube is-was running a lot hotter and caused the
>crack. Another possibility was excessive pressure on the clamp.
>
>The crack may possibly be repaired....outdoors. I have cleaned off arc
>marks by sanding underwater with wet-dry 220 grit.

A new BeO block is $58.  Funerals start at around $3000.  


Rich. Measures.  Web site:  www.vcnet.com/measures


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