Rich,
Why a 3AG fuse?
Dick
----- Original Message -----
From: "R.Measures" <r@somis.org>
To: "Paul Whatton" <paul.whatton@ntlworld.com>
Cc: <amps@contesting.com>
Sent: Sunday, October 30, 2005 12:13 PM
Subject: Re: [Amps] Buyer beware!
>
> On Oct 30, 2005, at 2:33 AM, Paul Whatton wrote:
>
>> If anyone is thinking of buying gear from a US amateur please be very
>> careful.
>>
>> About three months ago I put a message in the group to say that I was
>> looking for a G3SEK tetrode board. Ian was out of stock as was Toms
>> Tubes. A US amateur emailed me to say that he had a kit which was
>> surplus to his requirements and offered it to me for $150.00. He didn't
>> have a Paypal account and I don't like Western Union so I arranged for
>> a
>> friend in the USA to send him a USD postal order by recorded delivery.
>> It all checked out. His address is the same as qrz.com and his callsign
>> quite well known, the emails were friendly. He gave me his cell number.
>> A Google search brings up several references to him.
>>
>> He received the postal order on 16 August and acknowledged it by email
>> to me. But as of today I have still not received the boards. On four
>> seperate occasions by email or when I have called him he has promised
>> that they will be mailed "tomorrow" and made the excuse he has been
>> busy
>> and I shouldn't worry. For the past month he has ignored my emails.
>
> What is his name, callsign, and address. What frequencies does he
> frequently operate on?
>>
>> Half of me (the warm hearted half that believes in ham spirit) thinks
>> this is all OK, that the boards will arrive eventually and there is a
>> reasonable explanation. The other half of me is getting twitchy.
>> Repeated promises and excuses. Surely it doesn't take over ten weeks to
>> mail a packet? It has also been very frustrating because I have a
>> project ready to install the boards in.
>>
>> If any of this is ringing any bells and you have a similar story please
>> contact me so we can compare notes. If any of you are thinking of
>> buying
>> something from a US amateur, please email me off-board before parting
>> with your cash.
>>
>> In the meantime I'm taking advice and looking at ways I might either
>> get
>> my boards or my money back. But it's not easy when the transaction is
>> in
>> the USA and I'm in the UK. I'd welcome any suggestions or advice.
>
> Tetrodes don't need sophisticated circuitry, they need appropriate
> design and, for those with handles, they need a 3AG fuse in the primary
> of the screen PSU xfmr. Also, all tetrodes need a shunt screen current
> bleeder to handle reverse screen-I.
>
> cheers, Paul
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> Paul G4DCV
>>
>>
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>
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