[Elecraft] KPA500
Guy Olinger K2AV
olinger at bellsouth.net
Mon Sep 5 19:14:29 EDT 2011
On Mon, Sep 5, 2011 at 5:45 PM, Bruce Beford
<bruce.beford at myfairpoint.net>wrote:
> > If the amplifier gets too hot, it will let you know in a safe,
> > non-spectacular way.
>
> How boring. 8-)
>
Indeed boring. MUCH more interesting:
Exploding electrolytic capacitors.
3-1000Z meltdown and implosion.
3-500Z melting solder off the pins.
Wirewound resistors burning up and leaving a burning carbon track.
Plate transformer so hot it sets paint on fire.
Bandswitch with a half a dozen totally burned contacts
Plate choke with about half the wire evaporated.
Now that's entertainment.
73, Guy
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