[Amps] ARD 230 C

[luca]

Hello everyone and thank you for your answers.
I apologize for my mistake the is amplifier  model 230 C and non A
I have sent an email to Bob before writing here, but no spare and 
'available.

For now I would not change anything but to report it as originally

Thanks George for your courtesy hope that the file is the same as my eprom

Many thanks for all hole will 'know how to go' to end

Best regards Luca  ik5tsw
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "George" <george at k4gvt.com>
To: "luca" <ik5tsw at virgilio.it>; <amps at contesting.com>
Sent: Sunday, January 18, 2015 12:24 AM
Subject: Re: [Amps] ARD 230A


> Hello Luca, I had a ARD 230A, sold it a year or two ago.  From my 
> experience I found the circuit board connectors had small pads and traces. 
> Consequently the circuit traces at the connections brake during shipment 
> and vibration and need to be resoldered,
> and or wires added to correct the brake. I found this on the main control 
> board as well as the input relay switching board located in the RF cage on 
> the bottom side of the tubes.  Also had this same relay board fall of the 
> push on standoffs during shipment.
> There were many brakes around the relays from vibration. Once I corrected 
> these issues the amp was awesome, I kind of wish I didn't sell it.  One 
> thing you might want to do it reprogram the EEPROM, it's at or beyond the 
> limit for data retention time.
> I saved the HEX file it you need a refresh, let me know.  Good luck with 
> the amp, it's really awesome.
>
> 73,
> George, K4GVT
>
>
>
> On 1/17/2015 4:51 PM, luca wrote:
>>   HI  to All
>> Recently bought an amplifier  for parts and not working , ARD 230A, a 
>> beautiful machine built very well.
>> But has' problems I think the digital card, when it turns on the display 
>> lights up part of the numeric characters and the buzzer sounds 
>> intermittently, I think it's the EPROM damaged.
>> Let me know if exist still spares  or if is a file on line to programm a 
>> new , and if I can help solve the concerned or tell me other tests or 
>> advice.
>>
>> Many thanks to all for your attentio 73  ik5tsw  Luca
>>
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