Amps
[Top] [All Lists]

Re: [Amps] Dentron 160-10L 10 meter issue

To: "Tim Kass" <k8wbl@yahoo.com>, <amps@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [Amps] Dentron 160-10L 10 meter issue
From: "Carl" <km1h@jeremy.mv.com>
Date: Sat, 8 Sep 2012 09:39:11 -0400
List-post: <amps@contesting.com">mailto:amps@contesting.com>
Under the relay, stud mount to the back panel.

Carl
KM1H


  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Tim Kass 
  To: amps@contesting.com ; Carl 
  Sent: Friday, September 07, 2012 8:32 PM
  Subject: Re: [Amps] Dentron 160-10L 10 meter issue


        My doesnt have the zenier, its on a schematic but couldnt find it in my 
amp...

        --- On Fri, 9/7/12, Carl <km1h@jeremy.mv.com> wrote:


          From: Carl <km1h@jeremy.mv.com>
          Subject: Re: [Amps] Dentron 160-10L 10 meter issue
          To: "Tim Kass" <k8wbl@yahoo.com>, amps@contesting.com
          Date: Friday, September 7, 2012, 8:26 PM


          Glad you clarified that. 

          Ive seen late 160-10L's with the Clip L transformer (without the 
filament CT) and Ive seen late Clip L's with the Clip QRO transformer with the 
CT and SS zener control as well as the PC board that the tube sockets and input 
network were on.

          With Dentron anything was possible and often done.

          Carl



            ----- Original Message ----- 
            From: Tim Kass 
            To: amps@contesting.com ; Carl 
            Sent: Friday, September 07, 2012 7:16 PM
            Subject: Re: [Amps] Dentron 160-10L 10 meter issue


                  According the the Peter Dahl replacement transformer guide, 
not exact same but same voltage and same amperage



                  --- On Fri, 9/7/12, Carl <km1h@jeremy.mv.com> wrote:


                    From: Carl <km1h@jeremy.mv.com>
                    Subject: Re: [Amps] Dentron 160-10L 10 meter issue
                    To: "Tim Kass" <k8wbl@yahoo.com>, amps@contesting.com
                    Date: Friday, September 7, 2012, 6:12 PM


                    I thought you said yours had the same transformer?

                    Carl


                    ----- Original Message ----- From: Tim Kass
                    To: amps@contesting.com ; Carl
                    Sent: Friday, September 07, 2012 4:56 PM
                    Subject: Re: [Amps] Dentron 160-10L 10 meter issue


                    Well, the 160-10L doesnt have a high/low voltage 
position...has SSB/CW which only changes the speed of the fan...voltage remains 
the same..thats the design..in the Clipperton L - newer redesign of this amp, 
it has a hi-lo voltage switching in different taps on the primary I think.  
That switch was bad so I replaced it with a on-off HD toggle, rather than the 
cheap-o 3 position switch..so fan in high speed mode 100% of the time..but I 
changed that too with a 6 inch fan and put a resistor on it to slow it down a 
little as it was too damn loud.. hi hi   So far it hardly shows color..so 
hoping the tubes last forever.
                    Tim

                    --- On Fri, 9/7/12, Carl <km1h@jeremy.mv.com> wrote:


                    From: Carl <km1h@jeremy.mv.com>
                    Subject: Re: [Amps] Dentron 160-10L 10 meter issue
                    To: "Tim Kass" <k8wbl@yahoo.com>, amps@contesting.com
                    Date: Friday, September 7, 2012, 2:32 PM


                    2100 is about right in standby on CW while 2600-2700 is 
fine on SSB.

                    I hope its just out of tolerance metering resistors and not 
the filter caps loading it down with high leakage.

                    Carl
                    KM1H


                    ----- Original Message ----- From: Tim Kass
                    To: Carl ; amps@contesting.com ; Colin Lamb
                    Sent: Friday, September 07, 2012 11:53 AM
                    Subject: Re: [Amps] Dentron 160-10L 10 meter issue


                    Thanks Carl, well, only driving it with about 75 watts, 
wont go over that with my 746PRO to keep it happy...and not trying to sqeeze 
every last watt out either, like some folks.. ;)   When I rebuilt the power 
supply, could have redone that voltage doubler circuit, since it uses the same 
transformer at the Clipperton L, but didnt want to push the 572B's either, 2100 
volts at idle now. So will just be careful and tune very slowly on the Tune 
knob, hate to write in tune positions but maybe stick some colorful tape on the 
exact loading spots..hi hi ...geez..its a junk style amplifier anyway and I've 
already cut up and modified it so much..don't think I can hurt the value of 
this amp any more..hi hi

                    73, Tim K8WBL


                    --- On Fri, 9/7/12, Colin Lamb <k7fm@teleport.com> wrote:


                    From: Colin Lamb <k7fm@teleport.com>
                    Subject: Re: [Amps] Dentron 160-10L 10 meter issue
                    To: "Carl" <km1h@jeremy.mv.com>, "Tim Kass" 
<k8wbl@yahoo.com>, amps@contesting.com
                    Date: Friday, September 7, 2012, 11:31 AM


                    "Id start there and in the CW position and tune for maximum 
smoke."

                    Careful, Carl, there are a lot of hams out there who take 
every word as gospel and will try to do that.

                    73,  Colin




                    No virus found in this message.
                    Checked by AVG - www.avg.com
                    Version: 10.0.1424 / Virus Database: 2437/5254 - Release 
Date: 09/07/12



                    No virus found in this message.
                    Checked by AVG - www.avg.com
                    Version: 10.0.1424 / Virus Database: 2437/5254 - Release 
Date: 09/07/12 
                 

--------------------------------------------------------------------

            No virus found in this message.
            Checked by AVG - www.avg.com
            Version: 10.0.1424 / Virus Database: 2437/5254 - Release Date: 
09/07/12
       

------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  No virus found in this message.
  Checked by AVG - www.avg.com
  Version: 10.0.1424 / Virus Database: 2437/5254 - Release Date: 09/07/12
_______________________________________________
Amps mailing list
Amps@contesting.com
http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/amps

<Prev in Thread] Current Thread [Next in Thread>