[AMPS] AMERITRON AL80A

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>Hi guys:
>
>            tnx Tom and Dave for yours feedback.
>
>    I donīt want to start a discussion here, buy will apreciate more
>feedback on the POINT of my answer:
>
>                TO BUY OR NOT TO BUY THE AL-80A
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>    I want to know about someone that had a serious problem with this amp.
>
Even though the AL-80 is more stable than the SB-220, AL-82 or TL-922, it 
has a history of arcing the 160m Tune-C padder contacts.  Photographs of 
burned bandswitches are on my Web site.  
>
cheers, Jorge
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>----- Original Message -----
>From: Tom Rauch <w8ji@contesting.com>
>To: <amps@contesting.com>; Jorge Diez Furest (CX6VM) <cx6vm@adinet.com.uy>
>Sent: Monday, October 16, 2000 9:23 AM
>Subject: Re: [AMPS] AMERITRON AL80A
>
>
>> George,
>>
>> >     I HAVE THE POSIBILITY TO BUY AN AMERITRON AL-80A FOR  REASONABLE
>> >     PRICE.
>> >
>> >     I WANT IT TO HAVE AS A SECOND AMP, FOR BACK UP IN CASE THE MAIN AMP
>> > FAILURE DURING A CONTEST.
>> >
>> >     I LOOKED FOR THIS MODEL BUT ONLY FOUND AL-80B, NOT AL-80A, SO I WANT
>> >     TO
>> > KNOW IF SOMEONE HAVE ANYTIME THIS AMP OR KNOW ABOUT IT TO GIVE ME SOME
>> > FEEDBACK.
>> >
>> >     DO YOU KNOW ABOUT ANY PROBLEM WITH THE MODEL
>>   AL-80A????
>>
>>
>> The AL80A is a good amplifier as is George. It was very popular,
>> and had very few service problems.
>>
>> What is the serial number of the AL80A?
>>
>> Later models has step-start protection and a buck-boost winding
>> on the transformer. If it is an early model (below S/N 500) I'd
>> upgrade it. Almost 10,000 AL80A's were manufactured.
>>
>> The AL80 is not good. Avoid the AL80, but the 80A is very good.
>>
>>
>> 73, Tom W8JI
>> w8ji@contesting.com
>>
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