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Re: [Amps] Alpha 76A 3 holer.... happy with just 2 tubes?

To: "Robert Dorchuck W6VY" <w6vy@yahoo.com>, <amps@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [Amps] Alpha 76A 3 holer.... happy with just 2 tubes?
From: "Carl" <km1h@jeremy.mv.com>
Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2012 13:32:09 -0400
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I believe Svetlana still makes 8874/3CX400A7's and it may be a lot cheaper 
to source thru Europe.

In a 3 holer Id just plug in a pair of medical pull 3CPX800A7's at $200-300 
each and add a filament transformer.
A 2 holer requires sub chassis surgery.

Carl
KM1H




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert Dorchuck W6VY" <w6vy@yahoo.com>
To: <amps@contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2012 12:33 PM
Subject: Re: [Amps] Alpha 76A 3 holer.... happy with just 2 tubes?


RF Parts has both NOS and current 8874's - neither are cheap but the NOS are 
a little cheaper (when they have them). Richardson still shows them.

Bob W6VY

--- On Wed, 6/13/12, Patrick Barthelow <apolloeme@live.com> wrote:

From: Patrick Barthelow <apolloeme@live.com>
Subject: Re: [Amps] Alpha 76A  3 holer.... happy with just 2 tubes?
To: sub1@rogerhalstead.com, amps@contesting.com
Date: Wednesday, June 13, 2012, 9:20 AM


Thanks Roger, I should have been more correct by saying the were no longer 
made, (by Eimac)

Best Regards,
Pat Barthelow

> Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2012 17:07:54 -0400
> From: sub1@rogerhalstead.com
> To: amps@contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [Amps] Alpha 76A 3 holer.... happy with just 2 tubes?
>
> On 6/12/2012 10:03 AM, Patrick Barthelow wrote:
> > Friends,
> > Have an Alpha 76A for sale, with 3 tube [8874] PA, and legitimate 
> > questions of concern are voiced, for the very expensive finals, no 
> > longer made, by prospective buyers.
>
> 3CX300A7s (8874's) are still listed as being made and RF parts lists
> them but they are very expensive.
>
> 73
>
> Roger (K8RI)
>
>
> > If one of the three finals fail, is it a simple matter to just run the 
> > remaining two and an empty socket, at slightly reduced output? Any I/O 
> > circuits need to be
> > changed/optimized for two tube operations?
> >
> > Best Regards,
> > Pat Barthelow AA6EG


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