[Amps] AL-82 Blowing fuses on startup

[Carl]

Take the cover off and look for obvious damage and then start from the fuse 
and keep checking until yo find it.

Id also pull the tubes and try another set of fuses if the easy steps dont 
work. The AL-82 is well known for letting loose for several reasons.

Carl
KM1H


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gary Smith" <wa6fgi at sbcglobal.net>
To: "Mitch Cox" <ww4cox at embarqmail.com>; "Gary McAdams" 
<g.m.mcadams at comcast.net>; <amps at contesting.com>
Sent: Friday, November 26, 2010 6:16 PM
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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