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AL-80B Transformer Solution now that Ameritron is closing? 5
I have a transformer company that might be able to assist. Does anyone know the exact spec of the Ameritron AL-80B power transformer? I'm assuming secondaries are 9VAC @ 1.5A, 3.53VAC @ 15A, and 1100VAC @ .6A I have dug through the manuals and can't find anything specific. You can see the voltage doubler in the schematic though. And if 3100 No load volts is the DC target for B+? Thanks! Warren (WR0S)
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TL-922 tube filament voltage. 17
Hi All, I've appreciated all the info that I've gotten on the Kenwood TL-922A and I've ordered the relay switching board from Harbach. While I'm in there, I'd like to address the filament voltage. I've looked for info on how I might do that, but I'm not finding what I want. Is there an easy way to do this that has been done and I can get the docs on?? Any info would be appreciated. BTW, I've had my electrical service here upgraded and my line voltage here measures around 250 VAC. So that filament voltage SHOULD be addressed. Thanks!! -- Kim Herron W8ZV w8zv@...
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G3SEK Tetrode Boards documentation 3
Mike, Try this: https://web.archive.org/web/20180408212726/http://www.ifwtech.co.uk/g3sek/boards/tetrode/tetrode-1.htm 73 Bill N4LG At 11:17 AM 12/28/2024, Mike Peace via groups.io wrote: >Hi,? >Would anyone have the G3SEK schematic and PCB drawings for download? > >The link seems to be broken for me: ><http://www.ifwtech.co.uk/g3sek/boards/tetrode/tetrode-1.htm>http://www.ifwtech.co.uk/g3sek/boards/tetrode/tetrode-1.htm > >Cheers, >Mike Peace >VK6ADA > > >On Sat, Dec 28, 2024 at 9:52?€?AM Mike WB2FKO >via <http://groups.io>groups.io ><mph=<mailto:[email protected]>[email protected]> >wrote: >The tetrode boards aren?€?t particularly >complicated if you only implement the screen >current trip. On my tetrode amplifier, I >eliminated the control grid current trip and ALC >circuitry. Their primary purpose is providing >regulated screen voltage with most of the larger >components placed off the boards. The schematic >diagrams are still available on G3SEK?€?s >website so spinning up an equivalent set of PCBs >¡ª perhaps just one PCB is all that?€?s needed >??€¡± should not be difficult. > >Mike WB2FKO > >>On Dec 27, 2024, at 9:03?€?PM, Billy Pickering >>via <http://groups.io>groups.io >><pickeringw=<mailto:[email protected]>[email protected]> wrote: >> >>??? >>Well, I was lucky enough to pick up a Henry >>Tempo 2006 that did not have any tubes. Yes, >>3CX400A7 tubes are expensive so we were looking >>into modifying it to run 2 or 3 4CX250B tubes >>instead. I know we need to have screen power >>for these tubes, and was wondering if anyone >>was currently making the GM3SEK tetrode control >>boards. I guess we could come up with something >>from scratch, but those boards are really nice. >>? >>I guess if it really come down to it, we could >>modify to run the single 3CX800A7 we have, but >>not sure if the tube is any good as it was >>pulled from a commercial unit. > >
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Tube socket for 3CX1500A7 tube-socket broken 14
Sorry to be a pest guys!! I've become the proud owner of a Dentron DTR-2000L amp with a broken tube socket and a missing cooling fan. This came from an estate and I'm sure that the SK was not using this amp. I could use a suggestion on a fan, as I understand that the muffin fan was NOT a good choice for a fan. The other question is if any one here has had experience with the Chinese sockets on E-Bay. Here's the auction number. 184967626094. $38.50 a great price, if the thing is any good. Any thoughts would be appreciated! Thanks!!! -- Kim Herron W8ZV w8zv@...
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Smoker contamination removal (chemicals not to use)
FYI: "WARNING: Never mix ammonia with bleach. This causes the release of toxic chlorine gas, which can be deadly." Read ingredients of the products you are mixing. If they have the above in any amount don't mix. Dale, K9VUJ
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HV Wire 19
Since we seem to have some options for proper HV connectors, what about wire? My amp has a separate power supply and the interconnect cable it came with is not the original, and I highly suspect it's not up to safely delivering ~3kV. I anticipated coming up with a bundle (11 conductors as I recall) plus HV and grounded shield that used some kind of silicone wire for B+ and teflon for the rest but haven't done any research on this yet. What would be the prevailing wisdom for ~6ft of B+ cable? Separately shielded within the bundle? Extra isolation between wires with sheathing? I have NO IDEA what best practice is for this configuration and no real world example to follow. Mark K5LXP Albuquerque, NM
Started by Mark Brueggemann K5LXP @ · Most recent @
FL-2100Z Mods 15
A local ham dropped in a Yaesu FL-2100Z amp tp me and said that he would like all the PA0FRI mods done to it. See http://www.pa0fri.com/ This is no big problem, as most of the mods are common sense and they are what one would normally do to an amp. However, there is one mod that strikes me as odd. He suggests cutting the grounding wires on VC1, the plate tune capacitor, and running a thick wire or coax from the cold side of VC1 to a ground point at the base of one of the 572B sockets. This seems very odd to me. I don't see how this would enhance stability, having that grounding wire running all that way. Every amp I have seen or built, has the cold end of the capacitor bonded to the nearest point on the chassis. Should one be doing this mod? My feeling is that it should be left alone. Opinions appreciated. Thanks, Alek. VK6APK -- From sunny Binningup Family Businesses: SP Electrical. www.spelectrical.net.au The Velvet Fox. https://www.facebook.com/TheVelvetFox/ Smart Design Electrical. https://www.facebook.com/smartdesignelectrical/ Perth Interiors. https://www.instagram.com/perthinteriors/
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Dentron Clipperton L 6
Hello, I currently have a Dentron clipperton L that I have been tinkering with and I know that some of the last models had a tuned input that came with the amp. I¡¯m looking for a manual/schematic for this as I¡¯m wanting to build one to put in the amp. I have a CM-1 but just trying to eliminate some cabling. Here are some pictures of the cleanup/restoration.
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Need advice on HV connectors 38
HI all, Thanks for reading the mail. I have acquired a home brew amp and power supply that is missing its HV cable. I'd like to change both of them to one style since they are both different. Jack Schutt K9GT originally built this. I'd thought about using SO-239/PL-259's that are Teflon with RG-8 inner conductor cable as the HV wire and packing the PL-259's with RTV-108 and sleeving the wire with GOOD Belden heavy shrink tube with sealant. Does that sound like it would hold 5 KV since that's what Jack built the power supply too? Thanks for the input and reading the mail. Kim Herron W8ZV w8zv@... www.goldenradioservice.com 616-677-3706
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Amp Supply LK800 Meter/ALO Board Question 14
All- I have an Amp Supply Company LK800A amplifier that puts out full power. However, I noticed recently that it shows no grid current reading when transmitting on multiple bands. This is odd behavior, as the grid current normally runs ca. 20-50 mA from my past experience. I know the meter is fine, because when I turn the meter switch to measure plate voltage, I get the expected reading. I looked at the meter/ALO board and found that R29 was somewhat charred and had a reading of 180 K ohms. No other parts look visibly damaged. The LK-800 series manual does not have a schematic for this board. I was able to find one at http://www.radiomanual.info/schemi/ACC_PA/Amp_Supply_LK-400_LK-500_series_user_1988.pdf. While the manual is for the LK-400 / LK-500 series, it does have a description of the ALO/Meter board. The resistor R29 is in the grid current metering circuit and is claimed to have a value of 18 ohms (p. 27 and 29). I suspect this is the problem. The other parts on my board seem to match what is listed on p. 29, and the parts list on p. 29 suggests the board works in the LK-800 series amps because it references the heavy resistor R30 as being unique to the LK-800 (and is present on my board). My question - can someone verify that R29 should indeed be 18 ohms? I would hate for there to be a misprint in the manual and find my grid current meter to be blown when I try this out, as I suspect they are very difficult to obtain. Also, do you have any insights as to what would blow this resistor? A current of 120 mA through that resistor would deliver 0.25 watts... I have always kept the grid current low, but I did loan the amplifier out a few years ago and don't know if the other user experienced an issue. Many thanks, -Mark
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12 KW CCS ON 160-15M....USING THE 3CX-6000A7..... PART 21
12 KW CCS ON 160-15M....USING THE 3CX-6000A7..... PART 21 125 uf @ 9kv dc Capacitor Bank for the 7.5 kv B+ supply for the 160-15m 3CX-6000A7 PA. Each cap is 9.8 Amp CCS Ripple Current rated @ 120 hz. .041 ohm per cap ESR...also @ 120 hz. Here the 20 x 2500uf @ 450 vdc caps are mounted....and will be wired in series. These are 95C rated units, made by CDE. Each cap will get a 100K @ 3 watt MOF across it. The entire assy will drop into the base of the cabinet. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMY8q7vJ3Yg
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Help Identifying Peter Dahl ALS4T Custom transformer specs 8
Greetings to the Group, I bought a Peter Dahl transformer for use in a 1296 MHz tube amp using 2C39/7289's. The P/N on the transformer is ALS4T and the serial number is 06/14/01. Albeit a custom transformer (as I believe most were), I recall this being in his catalog. However, the ones that I can find (mid 2000's from Harbaugh) do not have it. Might someone in the group have something earlier than this that might have it in the price description pages? Modest in size, it is a hypersil design with a 110/220v primary, 6.3v filament, and a HV with C.T. I'm trying to figure out the HV secondary ratings. Peter Dahl P/N ALS4T. Thanks in advance. 73, Mike K9MK
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File /Peter Dahl catalog.pdf uploaded #file-notice
The following items have been added to the Files area of the [email protected] group. /Peter Dahl catalog.pdf By: Jim VE7RF <jim.thom@...> Description: Peter Dahl catalog
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the WORST ham built amplifier? 19
I understand a chap in the UK has made the seller aware of the utter poor quality of this linear I wanted to know who built it with two plate chokes in series? At least they knew to place them at right angles.... but why so much L? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/356199751140 hurry and see it before someone buys it ? as my Scottish friend would say "Perish the thought!" Reid W6MTF
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Equipment Interconnect cables 17
Hello, In HF service, when running interconnect coax cables from an amplifier outbound, I have always used RG-213 or equivalent from the amp to whatever accessories I was using at the time such as a monitor scope, power meter, ATU, etc. then on to the antenna. Since the interconnect cabling are usually very short lengths, is it acceptable today to use RG-8X for this when running high power or is it standard practice to use the heavier coax? 73, Garry
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Handy High Voltage tester pocket hypot tester
Amp builders might be interested in this like 20 dollar gadget. Its marketed as a IGBT tester however it can test any component to 3700 volts upto 5ma. https://www.ebay.com/itm/296767679099?_skw=igbt+tester&itmmeta=01JCF3RQH1VS60KP7SWVR49KF5&hash=item4518bb6a7b%3Ag%3AmPEAAOSwofVnF3Fx&itmprp=enc%3AAQAJAAAA4HoV3kP08IDx%2BKZ9MfhVJKkTu8qSspIOpj1Pr%2FkVy2zBH0DDKWrHoBF6DV%2FvDTdUo%2FroUqWTtQDQ1pPLUiVetndgzphdCZp2U2sBLo6monVSnaeG%2BhS0VVQsORMQSsjhfHJRr2lJURzuo33foGqSYJKg7ViuCIwDbgFnYuIJhUoxVhSWEofoPou8ZftmUpkZf4ZSsl90ttfizhkizjAUzOmt526RaEpGfe4u%2FUge6bd21v3EaNxjcY8MBgQUSRx7NN29svRs7p2aNplSB81ckkJrn3BkkvTV9Tj4LyN3ZPkf%7Ctkp%3ABFBMzvji4-Nk&var=594575090972 I have used it to test MOV's Gas tubes, Zeners, leds, capacitors, rectifier diodes, coax connectors etc etc Its really handy when you dont want to pull out the big hypot It operates in two test modes. You connect the device and just push the button and it will indicate the voltage that the DUT flashes over. The other mode is that you can disconnect the DUT and dial in the expected working voltage then it will test at the dialled voltage. I generally start on low voltage and increment up till I hit the flash voltage. The voltage output is very accurate. You can find them on all the Chinese auction sites Its been a fun toy. Maybe one of these days they will make a 10 or 15KV version which would be handy. You can hear from the whine that its using one of those HV switchmode booster modules. It sources 5MA so you can test strings of series zeners when wired in reverse. Very handy.
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TenTec Centurion HV arc to ground 14
I'd like to know if any of you have suggestions as to what caused this HV arc to chassis and hopefully, what to do to prevent it in the future. Amp is a TenTec Centurion. It was at idle when the arc happened; no RF applied. The glitch resistor took the brunt of the discharge, thank goodness. I've replaced it, even though the original still measured the correct resistance, it was visually damaged. The event spooked me...new pair of 3-500Z tubes was in the amp; no apparent damage. The insulator appears to be made of fiberglass. The glitch resistor is on the opposite side of this aluminum panel. The HV feeds through from the resistor via the machine screw. Any thoughts? Thanks, Robin Midgett K4IDC
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My 2K-4 29
During my move from the city to an extreme rural area, I had a Henry 2K-4, along with a spare set of 3-500Zs, gifted to me. I'm presuming the 2K-3 is a more modern looking 2K-3 and I have a '7300, so the thread combining the 2K-3 relay update and the 7300 "tail" is interesting. I am the 3rd keeper of the 2K-4 and was told it was bought after demonstrating its functionality, but "something happened on the way home". I've looked it over closely and the only things I've found were a wolf spider that jumped onto my hand (I said a couple of bad words), a NEMA 5-15P (regular 125VAC plug) on the end of the power cord, the amplifier internally strapped for 240VAC and what seems like a decade of dust covering everything. The dust is now gone, as is the wolf spider. So my hope is that someone had a Halloween special regular outlet hooked up for 240VAC, but everyone else has just been plugging it into a correctly wired 125VAC outlet.. I have not powered up the 2K-4 due to a lack of a 240VAC circuit in the shack. I have the stuff to add a 60A/240VAC sub-panel in the shack, but...other projects are taking priority. Eric WB6TIX
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Plate & Load 6
Been an AMP user for almost 50 years. But have a question. The Plate/load/coil match the tube(s) output impedance to the desired antenna impedance typically 50 ohms. Just like a tuner changes a non 50 ohm antenna to 50 ohms. But I just thought of this. in the antenna tuner the two caps can be and usually are all over the place. And their tuning is typically rather broad. the caps are not super tight. But in an AMP The Plate control is very critical and narrow in optimum setting. And It's level of "C" is almost predictable. You KNOW the 40 meter will have less "C" than 80 meters. And so on through the bands. The load cap is almost in the same position and in almost every amp I have had the optimum was rather broad. Why? Joe WB9SBD
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Econco 3cx3000 Rebuild cost 5
Anyone had any experience in getting a 3cx3000A7 rebuilt with a supplied Eimac Dud? I would be curious if its worth the cost and what the cost is compared to buying a new Penta 3cx3000. I have a few 3cx3000A7 duds from Henry RF heaters as well as 3cx3000F1 ones which I am told Econco can rebuild as a 3000A7. Henry
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