[Amps] Denton Clipperton L

[Mark - AA6DX]

Greg .. those amps are FAMOUS for un-soldering their own components ... 
check for that problem .. a nice hefty iron will cure a bunch of problems! 
I had 2wo of those that did that!   73 .. Mark, AA6DX

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Greg Hicks" <gahicks at cox.net>
To: <amps at contesting.com>
Sent: Saturday, January 22, 2005 7:28 PM
Subject: [Amps] Denton Clipperton L


>I was given a Clipperton L and the guy thought it worked (It did before he
> loaned it to someone).  It powered up, the four tubes had filament glow. 
> I
> had plate voltage but no plate current.
>
> Driving with 50 watts did not produce any output.  After checking for
> mechanical problems, I found that resistor on one of the tubes loose and
> repaired.  I then found one of the 500 mfd caps bad (after it exploded
> during testing).  With the electrolytic cap out the plate voltage is
> obviously lower, but still have no plate current.
>
> With no drive from the exciter there is no plate current.
>
> Any quick suggestions?
> Greg
> WM5D
>
>
>
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