[Amps] Ameritron Front Panel Material?

[Carl]

Early Ameritrons used a steel clamshell, I guess shipping weight vs aluminum 
cost won out however the baseplate of a recent AL-811 I worked on was steel. 
I know that because I had to drill new holes for the replacement 
transformer.

Carl
KM1H

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rob Stampfli" <rob at cboh.org>
To: "Gary K9GS" <garyk9gs at wi.rr.com>
Cc: "AMPS Mailing List" <amps at contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, November 09, 2011 3:43 PM
Subject: Re: [Amps] Ameritron Front Panel Material?


> On Wed, Nov 09, 2011 at 07:49:47AM -0600, Gary K9GS wrote:
>> Can someone that owns an Ameritron amp confirm if the front panel is
>> steel or aluminum?
>
> I'm not sure what metal it is (or if it is even metal), but a magnet
> won't stick to the front panel of my AL-80B, so it isn't steel.
> FWIW, the top/side cover and back are aluminum, but the screws are
> ferrous.
>
> Rob / KD8WK
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