[Amps] 3-1000 Amplifiers

[Charlie Young]

I would expect the tube to be fine after drying it off.  However, water in this RF-103 only submerged components in the bottom of the unit, including the plate transformer. 
 
The survivor 3-1000z is on the say to a new home to help an idle BTI amp, where hopefully it will send RF to the DX for a long time to come. 
 
73 Charlie N8RR  
 
> Date: Wed, 11 May 2011 01:32:48 -0400
> From: rob at cboh.org
> To: amps at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [Amps] 3-1000 Amplifiers
> 
> On Tue, May 10, 2011 at 04:01:09PM -0500, Charlie Young wrote:
> > In 2001, Tropical Storm Allison flooded Houston and a strip of land near
> > Lafayette LA which included my house. Our house had to be quickly stripped
> > for a complete restoration, so any of my equipment which had been in the
> > water was tossed in the dumpster. The flooded equipment included several
> > amps, including the RF-103. Frustration and aggravation at the moment
> > caused me to toss the stuff; I have long regretted not moving it to storage
> > with the undamaged equipment. The tube has not been in the water.
> > I pulled the tube before tossing the amp.
> 
> Just curious: I know you say the tube was not in the water, but would
> an unenergized glass tube be damaged from being submerged in a flood
> for a day or two? I would think it would not be, although I make no
> claims of being an expert. Just rinse it off and put it back in service...
> 
> Rob
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