[Kenwood] TS511 blowing fuses

[w4upd]

I highly suspect the electrolytics in the power supply. I use to have 
one of those rigs. A great unit but also a hybrid of output driver tubes 
and the rest solid state. The unit is old enough to definitely have 
electrolytics going bad. I just got finished with replacing the 
electrolytics in my Johnson Viking Valiant II.

I found the replacements at a very reasonable cost from 
www.tubeaudiosupply.com on Ebay.

Regards,
     Reid, W4UPD

P.S.
Nice transceiver. Wish I still had mine. Nice 500 ssb unit using tv 
sweep tubes in the output. The in country Japanese version was the TS510 
which only ran 100 watts.

On 10/10/2016 11:17 AM, Wayne Heil wrote:
> HI,
>
> I have a TS-511s that keeps blowing power supply fuses.  If I turn the unit
> on and leave it in receive mode, it draws about 1 amp.  The draw fluctuates
> a bit. after a couple of minutes the current increases to around 2 amps for
> a bit and then the power supply fuse blows.
>
> Could this be the C2 and C3 electrolytics in the the 511?  I check one, out
> of circuit and the leakage current was low but fluctuating and the power
> fact was 60.  I am not sure how to interpret the power factor reading.
>
> Any idea where to find replacements?
>
> '73,
> Wayne, KB6OQJ
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