On Thu, Feb 21, 2013 at 9:29 PM, Charles Harpole <k4vud@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> My 425 blew both line fuses with a huge audible bang!!!! I put in new fuses
> and again same loud bang, but also a part in the power supply, forgot which,
> but maybe resistor, caught fire >and created a three inch flame inside...
> Panic moving of the ps away from other things. Replaced the burned part and
> worked again. Later, I had the p.s. internal fuse to blow so often, I >just
> moved it and mounted it on the front of the p.s. box in a panel mount fuse
> holder. I had other blown fuses and found the three disk ceramic caps down in
> the amp box near the output >coax socket, but inside the case, of course.
> They kept burning out and blowing the single smaller fuse. Finally I
> enclosed the direct replacement caps with sleeving/shrink tubing, and the
> >trouble stopped and has worked well since. A great amp.
So, the amp is great. But what do you think of the power supply?
Rob
K5UJ
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