[TenTec] ooops!

[KC2RPJ]

That depends.  What did the loud pop smell like?

I'd give it a real close looking over and under, inside and out, mostly 
inside, before putting power to it again.  I suspect you'll find 
something burnt.

Dave KC2RPJ

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> Date: Sat, 30 Apr 2011 21:09:00 -0500
> From: "Art Trampler"<atrampler at att.net>
> Subject: [TenTec] ooops!
> To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment"<tentec at contesting.com>
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> The joys of getting old?
>
> I went to tune my 425 and had the Pegasus output set for 20 watts.
>
> Well, I forgot to check the output when using the ?Tune? button, and that was 100 watts. There was a loud pop (not a snap, mind you) in the RF deck and the main fuses blew. Just in case, I replaced the fuses and as soon as I hit any drive, the same ?pop? and blown fuses.
>
> I would say the fault occurred about one second into the overdrive. I couldn?t get the mouse on the button quickly enough to prevent it.
>
> So what?s the consensus? Tubes only? Or do I look for something else as well?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Art
>
> Art Trampler, K?RO