>Interestingly enough, our good old Drake amp P/S transformer just groaned
>hard, no sparks or POWS! while transmitting and popped the circuit
>breaker.. I wonder what the most likely fault is...Capacitors, or
>Diodes....
I'd replace both.
Really sage advice.
I always replace all power supply components in these old amps
when something fails. It saves having to go back in later, tearing
into it again, and saves a lot of time testing the old components.
Technology has grown by leaps and bounds since the '70's in
electrolytic capacitor, diode, and even resistor improvements.
If one is paying to have the work done, the additional labor required
to replace everything should be minimal.
Sort of like doing a tune-up on a car. If I find one spark plug wire
bad, I replace the entire set.
(((73)))
Phil, K5PC
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