On 2/23/2012 6:01 PM, Paul Kraemer wrote:
> What in your expert opinion(s) would be a reasonable price to offer for an
> Alpha 89 in clean cosmetic but unknown electrical not gauranteed condition.
> I assume the tubes are in it but don't even know that.
> Paul K0UYA
I'm no expert and not knowledgeable on the 89, but: #1 You need to know
a lot more about it!
If it's nearby and you can pick it up would it be possible to inspect it
and test it at its location. IE, just take a dummy load along and a
small rig to drive it. They aren't that difficult to hook up and key.
Untested and without tubes it's not worth a whole lot, although some one
might pay a small fortune on e-bay. Not me.
It could be the buy of the century, or it could be a waste of time. No
way of knowing without looking and testing.
IIRC the 89 is the manual tune version using a pair of 3CX800A7's.
No tubes? If you have to purchase new ones. l think the 89 uses
3CX800A7's, but I'm not sure. If so they are kinda pricey. Figure $600
to $800 for tubes unless you have contacts. Power supply. Transformer
is again about $800, give or take. Maybe more. I've seen them in good
shape go for around $3 grand, sometimes substantially more and less. If
the cabinet is in good shape as well as the PS it might be worth a $1000
if you are willing to do a lot of work and invest a fair amount of time.
73
Roger (K8RI)
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