[Amps] AL-82 No output on 160m. Resolution

[k6xx at juno.com]

Thanks to all that responded with assistance ideas for the AL-82 no-output on 160m. I had concentrated on the burned plate choke and the load padder wire that fell off when touched. Neither lead to the cause. A stray piece of plastic in the bottom of the RF section pointed to one of the doorknob capacitors. Hey! There are two doorknobs switched into the Plate as padders only on 160m!   One of them is cracked and pieces are missing. 

Replacing the cracked doorknob immediately restored 160m operation.

C U on the air.

73 de Bob, K6XX
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