On Mon, Oct 17, 2011 at 03:49:49PM -0500, chas wrote:
> thankfully for my 15lb capacity back, I solved the problem by replacing a
> pair of 100A buss fuses on the house mains cutoff. Amp is working perfectly
> now.
>
> These fuses were probably as old as the house... about 1960s. so, one died,
> I replaced both. Thanks to everyone for all the excellent suggestions and
> the great education I received. I hope that others reading this thread also
> benefited from its contents.
>
> Thanks especially to M Coker for putting his finger right on the guilty party.
So the fuses, or the fuse/holder connections, had gone hi-resistance, then,
causing voltage at the amp to sag below the value it wanted to see to
complete its startup? That's how I read it, anyway, but confirmation would
be good.
--
Mike Andrews, W5EGO
mikea@mikea.ath.cx
Tired old sysadmin
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