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Ed,
Didn't think it was anything I had done, and you are right age has a
way of changing things. In my own case, as I get older, nothing seems
to change for the better.
73, Steve KW3A
On 4/16/2015 6:14 PM, Ed Malmgren wrote:
> Steve, age does things to components so I would think you got off real
> cheap.Send a six pack to the tech. 73
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> ED K7UC
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Steve Forst
> Sent: Thursday, April 16, 2015 3:20 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Amp parisitic board failure
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> Just curious if someone more knowledgeable than me might know what
> happened to my amp.
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> Sent my AL-80B to Ameritron for service after hearing an arcing
> followed by a burning smell.
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> Just got an e-mail that a cap on the parasitic board had failed and
> board was replaced. $57 plus shipping.
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> Just wondering what might have caused this. As I recall, I heard the
> arc when I switched from standby to operate, and would smell the
> burning odor anytime RF was put to the amp.
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> Amp is 6 years old. Just one of those things? Maybe just a bad
> component?
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> Anyone run into something like this before? I know there could be a
> number of reasons, or maybe no reason, but I'm just curious.
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> 73, Steve KW3A
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