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Re: [TenTec] Centaur amp

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Subject: Re: [TenTec] Centaur amp
From: Paul Kraemer via TenTec <tentec@contesting.com>
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Date: Sat, 25 Oct 2025 22:07:22 -0500
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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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