[Yaesu] FL-2100B Question

[Steve]

At 10:41 PM 5/4/2016, KB0NLY wrote:
> From my experience with them usually when the bandswitch is arcing 
> its because the bandswitch has already been roasted by someone 
> tuning up with a lot of power applied, the contacts on the switch 
> get pitted and then it creates a nice little spot that arc's and it 
> will continue to do so.  I had to replace the bandswitch on a half 
> dozen or so of them now, got three more on the shelf waiting for 
> their repairs as well.  The bandswitch is the weakest part of these 
> otherwise great old amps!  Cleaning it might help, but its only 
> putting a bandaid on a broken leg, eventually it will just melt a 
> contact off, usually on 40 or 80 is where most of the dead ones I 
> got are damaged.  The spacing on the original Yaesu switch is just 
> marginal for the voltages present, they all fail about the same way.

BTI 2000's, as well, with the 3-1000Z putting out nearly 2500 watts.

Steve, K0XP