[AMPS] No response?

[Kessler Donald J LtCol HQ AFMC/DOOT]

I posted this a few days ago in response to the notion that purchasers of
commercially produced amps should have to modify their new purchases to
include the sound engineering left out by the manufacturer/designer, but
never received any reply...

Any thoughts?




>A user with sufficient technical knowledge and concern over filament
>voltage issues should be able to easily add the proper rheostat or
>filament dropping resistor.  Such a user can probably do it safely
>as well, unlike the legion of snake oil buyers.
>
>73,
>   ... Joe Subich, W8IK
>       <W8IK@Subich.com>
>       <www.qsl.net/W8IK>

Joe,

Why wouldn't this be part of proper design and construction of an amp?!
Doesn't Henry possess "sufficient technical knowledge and concern over
filament voltage issues" to include this in each and every amp they produce?
If not, then why not?

I think it would be very enlightening to run an unbiased comparison of
design methodology and design implementation of the various amateur amps on
the market.  The comparison could even include the warranty period and the
number and nature of problems encountered during the warranty period and
what the manufacturers responses were.  Also, if design shortcomings were
identified, were these problems corrected in the next production run, and
were registered owners (outside the warranty period) notified of
improvements/upgrades?

Just a thought, but how would Alpha, mfj/Ameritron, Henry, etc., stack up
against each other? 


73 de Don

 

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