[Amps] Ameritron AL-80A

[Bill Coleman]

On May 3, 2011, at 2:27 PM, Carl wrote:

> You can call Ameritron direct and get a revised schematic, as well as a Step 
> Start upgrade sheet. IMO the step start is useless in such a small amp and 
> just causes problems.

I added a step-start circuit to my AL-80A, and it reduced the incidence of the hard THUMP at power-on. In my opinion it is a simple and worthwhile modification.


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