[Amps] AL-82 Blowing fuses on startup

[Jim W7RY]

Tell it to put them back in!  NOW!  Could not resist...

73
Jim W7RY


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From: "Gary Smith" <wa6fgi at sbcglobal.net>
Sent: Friday, November 26, 2010 3:16 PM
To: "Mitch Cox" <ww4cox at embarqmail.com>; "Gary McAdams" 
<g.m.mcadams at comcast.net>; <amps at contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [Amps] AL-82 Blowing fuses on startup

> 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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