>
>I've had the same thing happen with those rocker switches in other
>equipment. It means nothing more than: "you need a new switch."
>When the contacts get bad, they get hot enough to melt and the
>springs kick everything out on the floor.
The TL922 and the SB-220 have the same problem. The fix is to install a
stepstart circuit using the original, way too slow T/R relay and two,
25-ohm, 10w resistors. see Figure 1 on my Web site.
>
>The problem is, I don't know what to replace it with other than
>the same type.
>
>Jim
>ac6tk
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Steve Hajducek" <n2ckh@cybercomm.net>
>To: <amps@contesting.com>
>Sent: Friday, January 05, 2001 13:24
>Subject: [AMPS] re: Pwr Switch AL-811
>
>
>:
>:
>: Hello All,
>:
>: Aside from cheap switch, does anyone know of any reason
>: for power on switch failure on an AL-811 that would fling a
>: spark or chunk of molten material out the from of the amp
>: on turn on when otherwise the amp works just fine ?
>:
>: /s/ Steve, N2CKH
>:
>: http://www.qsl.net/n2ckh
>:
>:
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