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Re: [Amps] FL-2100b

To: "Steve Katz" <stevek@jmr.com>, "AA9YP" <aa9yp@comcast.net>, <amps@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [Amps] FL-2100b
From: "Carl" <km1h@jeremy.mv.com>
Date: Fri, 9 Oct 2009 14:47:43 -0400
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Send be a list of what you need using schematic designations.  I have a fair 
amount of working FL-2100B parts left over from 6M conversions.

Carl
KM1H



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Katz" <stevek@jmr.com>
To: "AA9YP" <aa9yp@comcast.net>; <amps@contesting.com>
Sent: Friday, October 09, 2009 2:33 PM
Subject: Re: [Amps] FL-2100b


> Probably.  Every FL-2100B I've ever come across was a restoration project, 
> either in the past, or currently, or in the making.  It's a knockoff of an 
> SB-200, but Heath did a better job.
>
> WB2WIK/6
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: amps-bounces@contesting.com [mailto:amps-bounces@contesting.com]On
> Behalf Of AA9YP
> Sent: Wednesday, October 07, 2009 8:41 AM
> To: amps@contesting.com
> Subject: [Amps] FL-2100b
>
>
> HELP !!   Started a restoration by accident, was using amp on 75meters 
> when
> I heard a ping and wattage dropped off to about 200 watts, I immediately
> shutdown the amp and unplugged it. Upon investigation found the doorknob 
> cap
> between the tubes had a piece missing.  The ping I heard was the broken
> ceramic hitting the cooling fans.  I decided to inspect all the other
> doorknob caps and found 6 had cracks.  I ordered and replace all doorknob
> caps as well as the bleeder resistors.  Amp works ok on 75 meters (about 
> 400
> out) but presents a high swr on every other band.  Tried per band coil
> alignment, but no joy.  Opened the access panel to tuned inputs and found 
> a
> rf choke looks like it may have flash/arced.  Am I right in my assumption
> that I may have to replace mica caps and grid resistors as well as that
> funky choke.  Need some experienced guys because I am no genius when it
> comes to electronics.   Thanks in advance for any help you can offer. 
> Jay
> AA9YP
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