Hi Tom,

I don't recall the exact mottle number of the amp I had. I think it was the 
AL 80 A. It ran a single EMac 3 500 Z tube.

I hope this helps.

God bless,
Mark



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-----Original Message----- 
From: Tom Behler
Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2014 12:52 PM
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Subject: Re: Still troubleshooting my ocasional AL811 relay tripping issue

Mark:

Were you using an AL811H?

If so, that could lend some credibility to your theory.


I am using a Heil gold line mic on a boom here, and I do notice that =
sometimes, I tend to get a bit too close to the mic--that is, closer =
than I should be.

It will be fairly easy to test out your theory, and I'll see what =
happens when I do so, perhaps sometime during the next few evenings.

Tom Behler: KB8TYJ


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Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2014 11:13 AM
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Subject: Re: Still troubleshooting my ocasional AL811 relay tripping =
issue

Hi Tom:

Well, I am not sure if this is the issue that you are having, but in my =
case, when I had my AMP on HF, certain words and letters sent the power =
out put all the way to the red line. Smile. Lets just say that I am glad =
that legally the statute of limitations is well past for me getting =
fined for those infractions. However, when I said the letter W. it sent =
the gages off the scales. While other words only kicked the gage up to =
around 600 watts or so. As I said above, I am not sure if this is the =
trouble you are having. It would explain why the trouble is =
intermittent.
God bless,
Mark



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-----Original Message-----
From: Tom Behler
Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2014 9:10 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Still troubleshooting my ocasional AL811 relay tripping issue

Hi, all.



As you may recall, I have a problem here where my AL811H amplifier =
relays occasionally trip when I am transmitting, and I'm trying to =
figure out why it happens.



I have checked all of my connections between the TS590, my ARB704 buffer =
box, and the AL811, and they seem to be firmly in place.



I'm now starting to wonder if my amp relay tripping issue has something =
to do with my TS590 rig settings.



As I think I said before, I use between 60 and 65 watts to drive the =
amplifier, which, as far as I understand,  is well within the limits =
prescribed by Amaritron.



I checked some other settings on the TS590, though, and wonder if one of =
those is creating my problem.



Currently, I have my mic gain set at 50, and my carrier set at 50.



I have the PF2 button set for voice 2, which reads SWR and something =
else when I press the meter switch button and transmit.



I'm not sure what that other function is, but I have noticed that when I =
back the carrier way down to say 13, that other meter function says A 13 =
or 14, rather than A "over" when I have the carrier set to 50.



I'm wondering if my carrier is set too high, and if I should back that =
down considerably.



Over the week-end, when I get more time, I'm going to follow Kelvin's =
earlier-posted procedure for determining the maximum input power for =
driving the AL811H, and hopefully, that will help further.



I'd appreciate any suggestions anyone might have for other things I =
might try.



And, if someone can clarify the alternate voice 2 meter function, that =
would be helpful as well.





Tom Behler: KB8TYJ