[Amps] AL82 3-500 4-400

Alek Petkovic vk6apk at bigpond.com
Tue Jan 26 16:26:03 EST 2021


I've run one in an AL80B, for testing purposes, while I was repairing 
the amp for another ham.

I also plugged in a Philips equivalent of the 4-250A.

Both the 4-400 and the 4-250 worked OK but with lest output than the 3-500Z.

Suck it and see. You won't break anything by trying.

73, Alek. VK6APK

On 27/01/2021 4:35 am, Robert W5AJ wrote:
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> Have extra Eimac 4-400 tubes
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> Looked at some amp's schematics for 4-400 and appears these would work in
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> Have fired up filaments in AL82 (no HV)
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> Any one tried this or have go/no go thoughts?
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> 73 W5AJ
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> Robert
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> Midland, Texas
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> http://pages.suddenlink.net/w5aj/
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