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

[Carl]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim W7RY" <w7ry at centurytel.net>
To: <amps at contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, October 14, 2013 9:21 AM
Subject: Re: [Amps] Ameritron AL-82/1200/1500 amps mis-wired!


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


**  The SB-1000 is a cost reduced AL-80A.


>
> The only Ameritron amplifiers that have this problem are the ones with 
> step start, which are the AL-82, the AL-1200 and the AL-1500. These 
> amplifiers are exactly the same box with just different tubes in them. 
> (Some other small differences for metering and tube warmup timer etc).
>
> The AL-80, AL-80A did not have step start. Neither did the SB-1000.
>
> 73
> Jim W7RY

** According to Ameritron the AL-80B, AL-572, AL-800, AL-800H all have a 
step start.

Carl
KM1H