What does your plate current read?
73, K6XK
-----Original Message-----
From: Mike Michon <michon@eatel.net>
To: km1h@juno.com <km1h@juno.com>; amps@contesting.com <amps@contesting.com>
To: <amps@contesting.com>
Date: Saturday, January 16, 1999 6:26 PM
Subject: [AMPS] AL-82
>
>I have an AL-82 amp that was doing OK till yesterday. I turned it off and
>on quickly yesterday morning. It was 4 am and I was half asleep, so I don't
>know why I did it.
>
>A line fuse blew. I replaced it. Now the amp plates start glowing red, as
>if drive is applied, with antenna out of tune or not properly tuned up.
>
>A visual inspection reveals nothing obviously cooked or fried.
>
>A 1 hp motor connected in series with the 220 volt input to HV transformer
>drops the HV to 800 volts so we can observe it a while longer. The motor
>stays in Locked rotor indicating a heavy load from the plates being in
>conductivity.
>
>Any ideas as to what is going on?
>
>Mike Michon
>AB5XP
>
>
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