[Amps] Ameritron AL-82/1200/1500 amps mis-wired!

[Chris Wilson]

Jim W7RY> Ameritron never offered a kit amplifier. They did supply Heathkit with
Jim W7RY> the SB-1000 kit. I'm not sure who did what, but the Heathkit SB-1000 is
Jim W7RY> an Ameritron AL-80A in kit form. Ameritron never sold the kit version.

Jim W7RY> The only Ameritron amplifiers that have this problem are the ones with
Jim W7RY> step start, which are the AL-82, the AL-1200 and the AL-1500. These 
Jim W7RY> amplifiers are exactly the same box with just different tubes in them.
Jim W7RY> (Some other small differences for metering and tube warmup timer etc).

Jim W7RY> The AL-80, AL-80A did not have step start. Neither did the SB-1000.

Jim W7RY> 73
Jim W7RY> Jim W7RY


Jim W7RY> On 10/14/2013 5:31 AM, Jim Thomson wrote:
>> Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2013 11:01:49 +0100
>> From: Chris Wilson <chris at chriswilson.tv>
>> To: amps at contesting.com
>> Subject: Re: [Amps] Ameritron AL-82/1200/1500 amps mis-wired!
>>
>>
>> 14/10/2013 11:00
>>
>> I read the original post as these were home assembled from kits, and
>> the original build manual / schematic showed an incorrect way to wire
>> the interlock? Or are they all commercially assembled units?
>>

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14/10/2013 15:25

Right, got you. Thanks Jim, I think a pal has one of these, I'll alert
him to the possibilities!

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       Best Regards,
                   Chris Wilson.