[TenTec] Centaur amp
Paul Kraemer
elespe at lisco.com
Sat Oct 25 23:07:22 EDT 2025
Make sure your driver is putting power on the band in question. Happened
to me once. Never assume it is.
Paul K0UYA
On 10/25/2025 10:02 PM, phil greene wrote:
> New to me Centaur amp with 572 tubes of unknown health.
> Only has output on 80 meters (~500w)
> 10-40 meters have plate and grid current but no output
> Load capacitor has no effect on any band
> Tuning cap will dip grid current
> Tried dummy load with same result
> All resistors check good, and have cleaned band switch and it did not appear cracked nor damaged.
> Ideas on where to start troubleshooting?
> N4ZSA
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