[Amps] SB-220 in storage, how to maintain it ???

[Charles Harpole]

Mail the amp to me and I will preserve it in same condx as received, no doubt.  Bonus, tubes will be well exercised every DXpedition that comes on.  Very tnx and 73,

Charles Harpole
k4vud at hotmail.com   
 > From: km1h at jeremy.mv.com
> To: chasm at texas.net; amps at contesting.com
> Date: Fri, 4 May 2012 21:49:04 -0400
> Subject: Re: [Amps] SB-220  in storage, how to maintain it ???
> 
> About 5-10 minutes is fine for the caps and even days does nothing for the 
> tubes which need to show some appreciable color to remain gettered.
> 
> Carl
> KM1H
> 
> 
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> From: "chas" <chasm at texas.net>
> To: "Amps Amps" <amps at contesting.com>
> Sent: Friday, May 04, 2012 7:40 PM
> Subject: [Amps] SB-220 in storage, how to maintain it ???
> 
> 
> >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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