It was the rectifier bridge failed and shorted to ground. Apparently
they have seen a number of these fail, and may have changed
suppliers now. It was a straight replacement procedure for me when
I received it. And Mike, if you are monitoring, thanks as well.
Jim W4LC
>>> measures@vc.net 09/09/97 08:39pm >>>
>On 9/7/97, KM1H wrote to W8JI ". . .Go ahead and knock my little
>operation but tell me when was the last time an Ameritron or MFJ
>customer could talk to you directly or immediately???"
>
>Well, count me as one. When I had a problem with my Ameritron
>ALS-600, I sent an e-mail to Tom. He answered within an hour and
>offered to help me with the technical people at Ameritron if I
needed
>it, and offered a possible answer to my problem also. As it turned
>out, Mike at Ameritron knew the solution and sent me a part free
>gratis which fixed things. It's customer service like this that keeps
>customers. Thanks Tom.
>
Which part failed, Jim, and why so according to Mike?
thanks
Rich---
R. L. Measures, 805-386-3734, AG6K
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