Steve, age does  things to components so I would think you got off real 
cheap.Send a six pack to the tech.  73



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

Just curious if someone more knowledgeable  than me might know what
happened to my  amp.

Sent my AL-80B to Ameritron for service after hearing an arcing
followed by a burning smell.

Just got an e-mail that  a cap on the parasitic board had failed and
board was replaced.  $57 plus shipping.

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.

Amp is 6 years old.  Just one of those things?    Maybe just a bad
component?

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.

73, Steve KW3A