Re: Ten-Tec Centurion Parts Needed
Hi Lou:
I sent a reply to this message on Sunday December 10th to your direct email address, but did not hear back from you. Can you still help with plates for the Centurion Plate Tuning cap?
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Omni
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#39815
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Henry roller inductor
I have a bad roller wheel on a 3K roller inductor. ?Anybody have a replacement or know of a replacement? Lou
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Louis Parascondola
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#39814
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Re: AL-80B cooling
Thanks everyone. If anyone has replaced one with a more powerful one,
please fill me in on what you got etc.
Bob W4JFA
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Bob
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#39813
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Re: AL-80B cooling
FWIW, CTR Engineering probably has the right one for the job.? Just say'in
Andy? K9ATX
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DupyRail
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#39812
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Re: AL-80B cooling
Yes or maybe just get a new fan. They are a not a rare item.
I concur with the others. You should feel a good steady stream of air out the side and whilst it is not loud, you can definitely hear it
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Alek Petkovic
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#39811
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Re: AL-80B cooling
Maybe a little oil?
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mike repinski
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#39810
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Re: AL-80B cooling
It runs at the same speed
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Louis Parascondola
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#39809
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Re: AL-80B cooling
Does the fan run at the same speed all the time or is the speed
thermostatically controlled?
Bob W4JFA
[email protected]> wrote:
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Bob
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#39808
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Re: AL-80B cooling
You should be able to feel a steady stream of air coming out the side.
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Louis Parascondola
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#39807
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AL-80B cooling
Hi all,
I'll condense this. A friend just got this AL-80B that had at one time
melted a filament tube pin. The tube socket, the type that the socket is on
a circuit board, was burned pretty badly. He
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Bob
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#39806
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Re: Replacement 3-500ZG
There is a one year on Penta through Penta. ?
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Louis Parascondola
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#39805
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Re: Traveling Wave Tube Amplifier
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Clint, VE3CMQ <ve6cmm@...>
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#39804
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Re: AL80B Smells Hot on 10M and 160M
They done it; here's the BOM listing:
2 CDX-2221-C 3 C1-2 C7 CAP,CERAMIC DISK,0022uF,6KV 20% VISHAY
Here's the actual parts listing:
CDX-?©\2221-?©\C 3 CAP 2200PF 6K VOLTS 20% .375 L.S.
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Steve
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#39803
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Re: Traveling Wave Tube Amplifier
Those sound like they may be Bell Labs tubes. 73 ¨C Mike
Mike B. Feher, N4FS
89 Arnold Blvd.
Howell NJ 07731
848-245-9115
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To:
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Mike Feher
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#39802
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Traveling Wave Tube Amplifier
Hopefully someone will help me out.? I have 3? LD-4513 Traveling Wave Tube amplifiers.? These I think operate around 2400MHz.? I would like to get some information on them.? A search on Google
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Clint, VE3CMQ <ve6cmm@...>
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#39801
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Re: AL80B Smells Hot on 10M and 160M
Those are Z5U caps. They are a poor choice for coupling RF with high current.. No wonder they failed. Can't believe Alpha would do that. I have repaired several 8410s and I don't even remember
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W7WRX
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#39800
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Re: Replacement 3-500ZG
Howdy Dave,
Just as an FYI, Henry Radio (yes, they still sell stuff...) has new "Greenstone" 3-500C tubes for sale. They are Chinese (of course), but seem okay, work well, and are
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Alan - W5ARM
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#39799
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Re: AL80B Smells Hot on 10M and 160M
As a reminder: I just had to replace all three of the 2200 pF/6 kV disc plate blocking caps on my Alpha 8410:
But there was no smell when these blew; they just shorted the high voltage, causing a
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Steve
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#39798
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Re: AL80B Smells Hot on 10M and 160M
The AL-80B? does not use real deal plate block caps, but a pair of disc caps.? ?The disc caps are not RF rated either.? ? Any plate block cap needs to have enough pf? so it's reactance (XC)? is
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Jim VE7RF
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#39797
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Re: AL80B Smells Hot on 10M and 160M
Scott
My 922 did exactly what you're describing then I had a plate short.? Plate blocking cap had let go... Cracked and got to ground.? That was the smell. It was only on specific bands too.? I
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vk2on@...
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#39796
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