[Amps] AL-811H plate voltage

Carl km1h at jeremy.mv.com
Sun Feb 9 13:25:43 EST 2014


With the buck settings in the manual it should be 1700V or less at well 
above 120V. Id check your wiring.

The first thing to go at 1800V in standby will be the 4 450V filter caps.

Carl
KM1H


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tom Osborne" <w7why at frontier.com>
To: <amps at contesting.com>
Sent: Sunday, February 09, 2014 12:18 PM
Subject: [Amps] AL-811H plate voltage


> Hi All
>
> Is there a way to decrease the plate voltage in an AL-811H without using a 
> variac?
>
> My line voltage is around 120v or so and the plate voltage in my amp is 
> right at 1800 - right at the red mark.
>
> With caps rated at 1800 volts, that seems to be pushing it.  I do have it 
> set for buck/boost now.  Thanks and 73
> Tom W7WHY
>
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