[Amps] Ten Tec Titan 425 Options

[Dave Hachadorian]

I just replaced the filter cap board in a friend's AL-1500.  It 
was $180 for the fully populated board.  I t was pretty small. 
Maybe it will fit.  It is set up for full wave bridge.  There is 
a separate board for the diodes, which is probably reasonable 
too. We did not change that one.


Dave Hachadorian, K6LL
Yuma, Arizona



-----Original Message----- 
From: Gary "Joe" Mayfield
Sent: Thursday, November 08, 2012 9:39 PM
To: 'Amps'
Subject: [Amps] Ten Tec Titan 425 Options

A little over a year ago I acquired a working Ten Tec Titan 425. 
It spent a
year in the closet as I had nothing to load it into.  I finally 
got the new
antenna up and turned on the amplifier.  After about 30 minutes 
the fuses
popped and the amp was dead.

I took it to Burghardt Radio Repair and Jim said the transformer 
was good,
but most of the rest of the supply was toast.  I believe him as 
he has
always been fair and square with me.

He said there was a mod that added another diode to each leg of 
the bridge
that probably would have saved me.  I paid him for the diagnosis 
and brought
the amp and supply home.  The bad news is the caps alone are 
around $800.
Other parts, labor and I am probably looking at $1200 or more.  I 
don't have
that kind of cash and if I did I'm not sure this would be the 
most effective
way to spend it.  So, I am trying to figure out my options.

Any suggestions?

Thanks and 73,
Joe kk0sd

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