I accidentially over loaded my Henry 4K with too much RF drive and tripped
the main cirucit breaker. After resetting the breaker, I applied HV in
standby (ie. without keying the amp) and blew the breaker again. Upon
troubleshooting I noticed I had to disconnect the B+ from the 8877 anode in
order to get the HV power supply B+ to come up and not blow the breaker . I
have to assume the 8877 has failed. Is it normal for the 8877 to fail and
short B+? I measured the tube anode resistance (with a VOM) to the various
pins, but observed no continuity (I don't have a Hipot Tester). What should
I check or do before I open up my spare EIMAC 8877 sealed box and install a
brand new 8877? I would hate to fry a factory fresh tube because I failed
to check something in the amp before installing the new tube. Any
suggestions what I should check?
Thanks,
Pete, K5PZ
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