>Paul, my guess is that the "only" problem is the switch, and once you
>replace it, all will be well.
>
>That switch is stressed pretty hard at 230V: It's about 12A flowing through
>the switch and just a matter of time until it fails.
** It night be a good idea to measure the inrush-current at turn on.
with an o'scope and a 1m-ohm current shunt. My guess is that it's over
30mV = 30A-pk.
> I'd have preferred a
>15A dual-pole circuit breaker in lieu of the switch (such as Henry uses on
>most of their amps), but...
>
>73,
>
>Steve WB2WIK/6
>
>"If everything seems under control, you're just not going fast enough." -
>Mario Andretti
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Dinsterdog@aol.com [SMTP:Dinsterdog@aol.com]
>> Sent: Wednesday, September 11, 2002 7:22 AM
>> To: amps@contesting.com
>> Subject: [Amps] amp smoked now
>>
>> the sizzling I was hearing on the 800H when turning it on is now a a
>> smoking
>> on/off switch or something in close proximity.....not good- I think this
>> amp,
>> #000008, is about ready for scrape-
>>
>> 73 Paul N0AH
>>
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