You should examine the fuse when you remove it, and if it is blown
catastrophically (black inside, etc.) there is a good chance you have a
shorted final transistor. In any event, you need to check the resistance on
the output side of the fuse to determine if there is a short.
Phil K4DPK
http://home.comcast.net/~k4dpk
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bwana Bob" <wb2vuf@qsl.net>
To: <dock0evz@earthlink.net>; <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, December 27, 2004 10:44 AM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Help--Dead Corsair II
> Doc:
>
> Yes, according to my Corsair manual, the fuse is located on the bottom
> of the radio, inside the final amplifier compartment. Sometimes fuses
> just blow from old age.
>
>
> 73,
>
> Bob WB2VUF
>
> W.D. (Doc) Lindsey wrote:
> > Good Evening:
> >
> > Many thanks to scads of guys who have written. The consensus is that
there
> > is a fuse in the B+, somewhere near the back inside the rig. Have not
had
> > a chance to check it yet, but I will report what I find. Thanks again,
one
> > and all.
> >
> > 73,
> > --Doc/K0EVZ
> >
> > --- W.D. (Doc) Lindsey
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