[Amps] ALPHA DOA...

[LA7SL Nils P. Pedersen]

Tom !
Sorry to hear about your bad experience with Acom. They make beautiful 
amps--
as long as they work....but if something happens you are trapped,- just as 
you tell.
And try to get a spare tube for your Acom... Even the factory in Bulgaria 
can not help
you..
I am sorry to say,- after reading a lot of postings in different groups in 
many languages
that if Acom continues their present level of service they may soon need 
armed security
people at their doors...
I can simply not understand that people are still buying Acom's !
May be potential customers don't read or believe what they see and hear
from Acom owners ?
Peter LA7SL
Acom 2000 owner/ user


----- Original Message ----- 
From: <cx7tt at 4email.net>
To: <amps at contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2008 12:31 PM
Subject: [Amps] ALPHA DOA...


>A MAJOR factor in my next amp purchase is whether it is SS or not. I
> have had an Acom 1000 for 4 years now and really like it for it's quiet
> operation and ability to cover 6m. Major issue is any repairs have to be
> done by factory rep.
> One day the amp was sitting at idle on 20m when a very loud "SNAP-POP"
> happened. I tried a reset and it happened again. I then did the
> procedure for the error codes and dutifully copied down all the
> parameters. Call Acom and they said, "sorry, unable to tell by those
> codes, must send it in". Well, that's a huge expense from Uruguay. Even
> with my airline discount, the Pelican w/Acom 1000, weighs in at 71# so
> it triggers $100 fee. So it gets to MIA and then Fedex (again airline
> discount) up to MA then Fedex ground return + $$$ for repair then on the
> jet at another $100 back to CX land. So it's around $300-400 to get it
> repaired.
> Luckily, I have Pedro, CX5BW who is a very good technician and knows
> amps. We take the Acom apart and discover after taking out the filter
> cap boards that one of the caps shorted against the bottom of the case.
> We manage to repair with tape and fiberglass washer and I am 'good to
> go' again. Only cost me a bottle of single malt...
> Then, last week, using the same config for over 2 months....Acom feeding
> a vertical dipole...the display goes berserk and  displays
> gibberish...amp still works fine and  I rely on previous settings and
> Digital wattmeter to tune.  A call to Acom once again sez, sorry, must
> send it in. So  think I  will ever buy SS or fancy amp  again?  Naw,
> just give me  a great tube amp w/o  the microprocessors, thank you.
> 73
> Tom CX7TT
> P.S. Have 30L-1 since 1987. Replaced all fil caps and rf parasitic
> suppressors about 1 year ago and installed keying mod so can run
> directly from K2, etc. GREAT amp...600-700 w...will never sell it.
> _______________________________________________
> Amps mailing list
> Amps at contesting.com
> http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/amps
>
>


--------------------------------------------------------------------------------



No virus found in this incoming message.
Checked by AVG.
Version: 8.0.93 / Virus Database: 270.0.0/1484 - Release Date: 6/4/2008 4:40 
PM
-------------- next part --------------

No virus found in this outgoing message.
Checked by AVG. 
Version: 8.0.93 / Virus Database: 270.0.0/1484 - Release Date: 6/4/2008 4:40 PM