[AMPS] AL-80B

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>To:             	<amps@contesting.com>
>Subject:        	[AMPS] AL-80B
>Date sent:      	Wed, 27 Sep 2000 12:39:05 -0400
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>> 
>> And, I can see why you guys fight so much on the reflector.  No
>> where did I say that we stuck our hand inside the live amp, that is
>> why they have a meter switch to observe the voltage with the cover
>> closed.  It was an examination of the drawing that revealed that this
>> was the normal condx for that amp.  Anyway, I am not looking for
>> any comments back from the normal few.  Thanks again.
>You would depend on a voltmeter reading to save your life???   I would 
>NEVER put my hands inside an amp without first disconnecting (and 
>then checking again to make sure it is disconnected) the primary AC 
>power, and then shorting B+ with a shorting stick in case a bleeder 
>resistor failed.
>
Shorting charged filter caps with a shorting stick often results in 
destruction of amplifier parts.  Better to put a 100w  resistor in series 
with the shorting stick.  

>.....

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-  Rich..., 805.386.3734, www.vcnet.com/measures.  
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