[Amps] DEAD Alpha 91B

[Gary Smith]

>From the "other" Gary Smith..

Making sure the amp is in fact "plugged in" making sure the circuit breaker is  in fact "not tripped" are best & first good ideas.

Fer instance: a long (long) time ago I was called out for service on a customer's new electric dryer. this customer had been on  a *real* rant to cussed service about the brand new dryer not working.. Arrived at the residence where I got my packing tore out when I told the home owner who I was and what I was to do, that of seeing why her dryer was non functional.

Went to the place where the washer/dryer was located, she pointed at the dryer like she could have nailed it with a forty-five if her finger  had been John Browning's delightful invention.

When I pointed to the dryer pigtail laying over the top of the dryer front panel her only response was "what's that for?  My husband said a new one came with the dryer."
Smirking like devil I can be, I pulled the dryer away from the wall, reached over the top and plugged it in. turned the time knob, let it run for a few moments, opened the door, the dryer was indeed working.

Looked at red faced owner, wrote  up the service ticket and handed it to her.  She  paid it with a sheepish grin and told me that she would call the dispatch and apologize for her rant. (Which I found out later she did.)

Moral of the story here is as should be obvious: check the simple stuff first , that just may be is where the problem is.

Nuff' said here.

3's to all,
Gary Smith (the other one) ...wa6fgi
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Bob Maser 
  To: Michael Tope 
  Cc: amps at contesting.com 
  Sent: Thursday, March 05, 2009 8:28 AM
  Subject: Re: [Amps] DEAD Alpha 91B


  Yeah, go back to 11 meters.
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: "Michael Tope" <W4EF at dellroy.com>
  To: "Bob Maser" <bmaser at tampabay.rr.com>
  Cc: <amps at contesting.com>
  Sent: Thursday, March 05, 2009 12:30 PM
  Subject: Re: [Amps] DEAD Alpha 91B


  > Bob Maser wrote:
  > 
  >> Is it plugged in?
  >> W6TR
  >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Tope" <W4EF at dellroy.com>
  >> To: <amps at contesting.com>
  >> Sent: Thursday, March 05, 2009 3:46 AM
  >> Subject: [Amps] DEAD Alpha 91B
  >>
  >>
  > No, Bob, it's not plugged in. It's never been plugged-in, but magically 
  > it used to light-up when I pushed the on/off switch and after 5 minutes 
  > it would make 1500 watts. Now it's dead. I will try plugging it in, 
  > however. That's a good idea you have. I am not sure why I didn't think 
  > of that myself. Maybe I will learn more about amplifiers if I hang out 
  > here on this reflector. A friend of mine in the repeater club told me 
  > that I need this thing called an "antenna" to connect to my amplifier. 
  > Is that true? I've been having trouble making contacts (even when the 
  > amplifier would still light up and make power). Maybe if I get one of 
  > these "antennas" things, I'll have better luck. I tried connecting the 
  > rubber duck from my HT to the back of the amplifier, but that didn't go 
  > so good. Any suggestions there?
  > 
  > 73, Mike W4EF...........
  >
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