[HCARC] In need of an amp doctor

[John Canfield]

Look at the tube socket - in the February issue of QST there was a tip about the socket losing tension on the tube pins due to heating. Something easy to check. 

On January 31, 2020 12:07:33 PM CST, Keith Watson <keith at keithwatson.com> wrote:
>I have an Ameritron AL-80B that needs some attention. I acquired this
>amp
>from the family of a silent key, so I don't know a lot of its history.
>When
>I try to run it at around 400 to 500 watts, it will randomly hiss at me
>and
>the power drops to zero. The very next transmission, it usually works
>fine.
>Sometimes, instead of a hiss, I hear a click and power drops off. I am
>hoping someone out there has some experience working on these things
>and
>give it a look see for me.
>
>73
>Keith...
>N9TX
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