[Amps] Failure Notice

chas chasm at texas.net
Fri May 4 17:23:42 PDT 2012


I am estimating that as being 5 months, could be a year.

I have it swapped out for a 374A  which I use all the time.
Hard to believe that there is nothing that needs to be done to perserve tube 
vacuum and the capacitors.

thanks
chas  k5dam


On 5/4/12 6:48 PM, Gudguyham at aol.com wrote:
> 5 months isn't really that long since the last use. If you used it just
> before the 5 months of storage then plug it in and use it. no problem.
> Leaving it run won't do a thing to help it. In a message dated 5/4/2012
> 7:40:37 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, chasm at texas.net writes:
>
> I have an SB220, fully modded which I have had sitting in a closet for
> the last 5 months or so. What do I need to do to keep these capacitors and
> tubes in good condition? just plug it in and turn it on but don't transmit
> with it for a few days???
>
> thanks chas k5dam




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