Have you verified that the meter shunt resistor is fine? The resistors in the
HA-10 Warrior tend to go high in value and a high value in the shunt resistor
will result in a much higher meter reading.
Glen, K9STH
Website: http://k9sth.com
--- On Sun, 11/2/08, Eddie Bradshaw KJ4R <kj4r@ftc-i.net> wrote:
> From: Eddie Bradshaw KJ4R <kj4r@ftc-i.net>
> Subject: Re: [Amps] Heathkit Warrior High Plate Curent
> To: amps@contesting.com
> Date: Sunday, November 2, 2008, 4:31 PM
> Thanks to everyone who provided insight into the problem
> I'm having with my HA-10.
> However, the problem is still unresolved. I have checked
> everything in the RF deck
> that I can possibly think of to check and I can't find
> anything wrong.
> No shorts, no opens, and all the caps check okay on my cap
> checker,
> or at least they read the correct value.
> I was able to swap out the DC blocking cap with a known
> good one.
> The band switch checks out. Both the tune and load caps
> are okay.
> Several suggestions that I received pointed to an unloaded
> output circuit,
> (bad xmit / rcvr. relay or coax) but I have good
> continuity to my 50 ohm
> dummy load. I removed the plate choke
> and tested it with an O' scope and RF generator
> to make sure it is okay.
> Lastly I removed 3 of the tubes and
> tried to tune up with just one tube at the time.
> I rotated each of the 4 tubes in one at a time
> and got the same problem......high
> current......no output. I purchased this amp
> "as is" so I guess it's possible I got
> 4 bad tubes? Anyone have any other ideas?
>
> Thanks!
> Eddie KJ4R
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