[Amps] AL-82 Blowing fuses on startup

[Gary Smith]

My AL-82 (3 months old) took the fuses out for the first time.  Is there a fix for this or... ?
73,
Gary...wa6fgi
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Mitch Cox 
  To: Gary McAdams ; amps at contesting.com 
  Sent: Sunday, November 14, 2010 5:50 AM
  Subject: Re: [Amps] AL-82 Blowing fuses on startup


  Sounds like the step-start relay is welded. That's where I would start.
    ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: Gary McAdams 
    To: amps at contesting.com 
    Sent: Sunday, November 14, 2010 8:47 AM
    Subject: [Amps] AL-82 Blowing fuses on startup


    Hello Group.

    Short question: I have an AL-82 that has started to blow a fuse on start-up.

    It doesn't do it every time, and when the fuse is replaced the unit 
    starts OK and runs all day w/o problems. This all started when I 
    re-arranged the shack. The unit is about two years old.

    The first time it happened, I checked the AC input at ~248 volts. Is 
    this too high?

    So, any ideas on what to look for or where to start? As I sit here the 
    amp is on and running, but yesterday I had to replace a fuse to get it 
    started. This is only twice that I've had to replace the fuse, but 
    that's two times too many.

    73 Gary WG7X
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