[Amps] Al-82 Blowing fuses?

[Dave Cole]

Hi Gary,

I have had that issue as well...  I went with ceramic fuses, and all
problems ended.  I went through 3 sets of fuses prior to the ceramic
fuses.

Dave
NK7Z


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On Tue, 22 Feb 2011 07:42:19 -0800
"Gary Smith" <wa6fgi at sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> Hello to the list.
> 
> My AL- 82 (4 months old) blows the two fuses on the rear panel for
> what seems to be no reason at all.  Switch on the power, fan rolls up
> to speed, all seems well. Either when tuning or at a already tuned
> position, one or both of the fuses lets go.
> 
> Replace the fuses, switch the amp back on again and all is well for
> no particular length of time. It might go a week or a month,it make
> take out two fuses in a few moments. A
> 
>  Thought I'd poll the members of this list for ideas before calling
> Ameritron. Fwiw, it is on 240V, line voltage is very stable here in
> Sacramento county.
> 
> Anyone else having this quirky issue?
> 
> Gary...wa6fgi
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