[Amps] Ameritron AL-1500 Problem (Mike Schatzberg)

[Keith Dutson]

I have a friend who has done the relay mod to his AL1500.  He is sending the
docs to Jose tonight.

73, Keith NM5G

-----Original Message-----
From: amps-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:amps-bounces at contesting.com] On
Behalf Of Kenneth D. Grimm, K4XL
Sent: Wednesday, October 05, 2005 3:54 PM
To: R.Measures
Cc: amps at contesting.com; Wilson Smith
Subject: Re: [Amps] Ameritron AL-1500 Problem (Mike Schatzberg)

R.Measures wrote:

>On Oct 5, 2005, at 11:17 AM, Mike Schatzberg wrote:
>
>  
>
>>Wilson, your point is well taken, it could be you are right and the 
>>final is at fault.  But before investigating such a significant and 
>>expensive problem as an intermittently open or shorted 8877, I would 
>>spend a few moments and check the more simple and common possibilities 
>>first, and then go onward from there.
>>    
>>
>
>Agreed.  I would first perform the Funderberg gold-sputtering test to 
>see what's what with the grid.
>http://www.somis.org/Goldmeltballs.html
>
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>>It is often worth considering Achems Razor, which says that "All 
>>things being equal the simplest answer must be correct."  This doesn't 
>>always seem to work out for electronics.  I would hope it is not the 
>>triode........
>>
>>73,
>>
>>Mike
>>WB2AJI
>>    
>>
My money is still on Aachem.  In other words, the relay.

Not everyone has a hi-pot tester.  Jose already has a new relay.  What would
Aachem suggest?  Buy a hi-pot tester and look for meltballs or sub the
relay? 

73,

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