[AMRadio] Bad news on BC1-J

[wwd at netheaven.com]

Dan,

Are you sure it really is a mod xfmr? Maybe a power xfmr pressed into mod
duty?? It has happened more than once and they can function failry well.
Your description of seems odd, though.

In <002c01c1cfdb$19c653e0$47190242 at K6BW>, on 03/19/2002 
   at 10:47 PM, "Bill Smith" <billsmith at ispwest.com> said:

>Dan, big transformers like that don't open very often, they usually
>develop a short between turns.  I'd look very carefully at the terminals
>to see if you can find a broken wire on the outside of the core.

>Here's hoping!

>73 de Bill, AB6MT
>billsmith at ispwest.com

>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Dan Hall" <kj7fx at tdn.com>
>To: <amradio at mailman.qth.net>
>Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2002 5:58 PM
>Subject: [AMRadio] Bad news on BC1-J


>> Well Folks:
>> A couple of years of on and off labor (several hundred hours) , several
>> hundred dollars, and lots of hopes.  My modulation transformer is open on
>> the secondary side. No wonder the tubes acted like they were doing their
>> jobs. It just wasn't getting through to the other side.
>>
>> I'm parting it out. I'm done.
>>
>>
>> Dan
>> KJ7FX



Bill    N2KQA
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