[Amps] Denton Clipperton L

[Alek Petkovic]

I had one as well and I fixed a couple of faults with a soldering iron and 
fresh solder.

73, Alek
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At 10:12 AM 24/01/2005, Mark - AA6DX wrote:
>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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