[Amps] Alpha 76

[Dan Kovatch]

Sam, When I first got my 76PA I had the same problem. The amp had been 
sitting for several years as part of an estate. The light grease that was 
used to lube the mechanical part of the switch had gummed up. Someone 
suggested a light application of WD-40 to the mechanism. As I remember I had 
to do some disassembling of the front panel to get at the switches. That and 
some working of the switches fixed it-has worked now for 15 years.

Dan W8CAR
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "k9sd" <k9sd at ezl.com>
To: <amps at contesting.com>
Sent: Sunday, February 28, 2010 2:01 PM
Subject: [Amps] Alpha 76


>I have an Alpha 76 ...with two tubes and it's the early version of the 76 
>which has only one meter on the front..
>
>
> The push buttons on the front which switch the meter functions won't 
> engage..that is to say when you push in a
> button it won't stay pushed in??  the buttons are out all the time...I 
> have tried pushing all combinations of buttons to see
> if that would help...it didn't
>
> I am guessing it's a mechanical problem ???
>
>
> Any comments are welcome...
>
>
> Thanks for reading this
>
>
> 73/Sam  K9SD
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