[Amps] AL-1200 Intermittent HV Short

[R.Measures]

>On Sat, 06 Mar 2004 06:48:24 -0500, Ed Briggs wrote:
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>>I can't find the point of the arc.  
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>My instinct tells me it's the tube.  There may be some loose pieces of
>crud floating around inside.  Try removing the tube and cycling the amp
>on and off a number of times to see if it still arcs.
>
>I had an AL-1200 years ago where the tube blew, but it wasn't
>intermittent - it blew in no uncertain terms.  Ameritron replaced the
>tube under warranty.

•  Bill -- What was the nature of the failure?