[Amps] AL-1200/1500 question

[Ryan Foster]

I can't speak to the al-1200 or al-1500, but the step start on all my
amps lasts less than a second, I can't say how much less, but less
than the meter could ever show for sure.  If I were to guess, I would
say somewhere around a quarter second.

As far as how to know if it works or not, I hope someone more clever
than me has an answer for that now, because you really have me
wondering and I might have to pull apart some equipment to make sure I
don't unknowingly have the same problem.

--Ryan w8cya


On Thu, Mar 5, 2009 at 2:27 PM, Jack Shirley <jcshirle at gmail.com> wrote:
> How do you know if your step start relay is working?
> Mine was welded closed and right now I have the relay removed and circuit
> completed without it and I cant tell the difference. I'm not sure how long
> the step-start delay lasts, is it milliseconds or seconds?
>  Can you see the voltage change on the HV meter when the relay shorts out
> the 10 resistor?