[Amps] AL-82 Blowing fuses on startup

[Gary Smith]

Replaced the fuses, started the amp this ayem on 40. All seems well, its been putting out 1k + all day without a hitch. I too am inclined to leave well enough alone until something lets go big time.
Btw, what did Ameritron have to say about it?
73,
Gary...wa6fgi
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Dave Cole 
  To: amps at contesting.com 
  Sent: Friday, November 26, 2010 4:59 PM
  Subject: Re: [Amps] AL-82 Blowing fuses on startup


  Hi,

  Interestingly enough, I just asked the Ameritron people the exact same
  question...  

  My amp has done this a few times as well...  The support folks
  indicated that the Step Start Relay may be sticking...  I have not
  looked at mine yet, as the amp seemed to stop this sort of action a few
  days ago...

  Dave
  NK7Z


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  On Fri, 26 Nov 2010 19:23:20 -0500
  Robrk <robrk at nidhog.net> wrote:

  > A new fuse ?
  > 
  > 
  > Sent from my iPad
  > 
  > On Nov 26, 2010, at 18:16, "Gary Smith" <wa6fgi at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
  > 
  > > 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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