I know what I paid for my 3KU brand new... When I look at the quality
of the materials, the hand made switching solenoids in the tank
circuit, the silver plated 1/4" tubing roller inductor the size of
your thigh, the thick aluminum cabinets, the milspec connectors and
the cable to the control head, etc., they had to have been barely
breaking even given their obvious material and labor costs... The
amp is built hell for stout... I suspect that losing their lease gave
them a graceful way to staunch the bleeding...
I understand where you are coming from Rich on the untuned input, yet
the amp always gets compliments on the rare occasions I get into a
roundtable on phone with the guys... And even Eimac during my phone
call to them complimented Henry for doing innovative things that no
one else in the industry did...
I have been through several Henry amps, 3K and 4K, and the last few
years they were in business when I called to talk to the techs no one
there spoke english anymore... And the answers I got made me suspect
they were winging it, rather than really knowing the amp... LA is a
ferociously expensive place to live and to do business - and
California taxation will spin your hat... Any tech who had electronic
skills could demand $25 or $30 an hour, and get it... Henry's
overhead had to be eating them... Had I been running the company I
would have moved it to Laramie Wyoming, or Depuke Ioway, in a heart
beat...
The remaining 3K Classic I have, with 3-500's, will sit there and
pump out 1500 watts of CW all day long... Of course, the plates glow
like a xmas tree doing it, but they seem to hang in there...
denny / k8do
