[Amps] Clipperton L meter

[k4pdm]

It is working now. I took the meter cover off and "unstuck" it.

I panicked and assumed it was bad.  Thanks for the encouragement to examine it, Louis.

73 Paul K4PDM


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<div>-------- Original message --------</div><div>From: Louis Parascondola <gudguyham at aol.com> </div><div>Date:02/16/2014  10:14 AM  (GMT-05:00) </div><div>To: k4pdm at yahoo.com </div><div>Subject: Re: [Amps] Clipperton L meter </div><div>
</div>did you tap the meter to see if it falls back to zero?  Is the meter needle bend?  Shorting HV to ground shouldn't ruin the meter.  You most likely had the meter in Ip instead of HV.  You should be able to adapt an Ameritron meter by changing the plate meter shunt resistor and making the meter face fit.  That is the only replacement I know of unless you duplicate the scale on to a different meter sand reshunt.


-----Original Message-----
From: k4pdm <k4pdm at yahoo.com>
To: Louis Parascondola <gudguyham at aol.com>
Cc: amps <amps at contesting.com>
Sent: Sun, Feb 16, 2014 10:08 am
Subject: Re: [Amps] Clipperton L meter

It is staying pinned to the right with power turned off.


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-------- Original message --------
From: Louis Parascondola
Date:02/16/2014 9:43 AM (GMT-05:00)
To: k4pdm at yahoo.com
Subject: Re: [Amps] Clipperton L meter

Maybe you didn't zap it.  Remove everything off the 2 terminals of the meter so the meter is by itslef, check it with an ohm meter and see if the meter responds.  If it does the meter should still be good.  They check the diodes across it.  Separate them and check each one, one might be shorted.  Check for opens in any of the 1 meg meter series resistors in the HV string.  Report back with findings.


-----Original Message-----
From: k4pdm <k4pdm at yahoo.com>
To: amps <amps at contesting.com>
Sent: Sun, Feb 16, 2014 9:28 am
Subject: [Amps] Clipperton L meter

I have apparently zapped my clipperton L meter by shorting the high voltage. Is 
 there any option for a replacement?

 Thanks 73 Paul K4PDM


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