the WORST ham built amplifier?
I understand a chap in the UK has made the seller aware of the utter poor quality of this linear I wanted to know who built it with two plate chokes in series? At least they knew to place them at
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Brandon DX
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#40616
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Re: Econco 3cx3000 Rebuild cost
Hi Jim Thanks, I? will chase it up the costs with Econco. I just have to ship from outside the USA so can be a bit complicated when Econco has agents that they prefer to send you to which doubles the
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tardivat@...
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#40615
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Re: Electrical Improvements
Usually 120 is used for the clock and oven-light if there is one. Mod-U-Lator, Mike(y)/W3SLK Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2024 8:35 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [ham-amplifiers]
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Mike Sawyer
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#40614
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Re: Electrical Improvements
I wonder if one of the appliances had an open neutral? I know the range was probably 240 v but maybe it still used 120 v for some functions? Any opinions? Bob W4JFA [email protected]> wrote:
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Bob
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#40613
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Re: Electrical Improvements
Eric, Both the stove and the 'fridge were relics of the 'Fifties! Hal
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HaL Mandel
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#40612
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Re: Electrical Improvements
Bonding the stove frame to neutral, or to the grounding wire, serves to cause a circuit breaker to open if a fault within the stove tries to energize the frame New (after the mid 1990s) stoves are set
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Eric
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#40611
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Re: My 2K-4
Isolating the neutral and grounding systems within the amplifier shouldn't be too hard, and I haven't installed the 120/240VAC circuit in the garage, so I have no excuse.? :-) Eric
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Eric
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#40610
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Electrical Improvements
The revised electical laws regarding grounding of appliances and not using their chassis' as a.c. returns hit home one day when I was cooking . I was stirring something on the electric stove with a
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HaL Mandel
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#40609
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Re: My 2K-4
By fixing I guess you would need to bring a ground to each receptacle and switch? Not so easy to do.
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mike repinski
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#40608
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Re: My 2K-4
The electrical standards here have evolved over the years, but older installations do not need to be upgraded to comply with the newer standards unless there is a significant amount of work done to
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Eric
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#40607
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Re: Econco 3cx3000 Rebuild cost
Scott has had a few Eimac 3x3's rebuilt by Econco...as have other's over the years. Phone / e-mail econco....and ask em what it will cost...... with u providing the dud.? I THINK it's aprx $800.00 A
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Jim VE7RF
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#40606
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Re: My 2K-4
Medium flat rate box is doable.? Let me know.? ?Mike
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mike repinski
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#40605
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Re: My 2K-4
$25.00 plus shipping at 20lbs. May fit in a medium flat rate box for $20.00? Mike
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mike repinski
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#40604
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Econco 3cx3000 Rebuild cost
Anyone had any experience in getting a 3cx3000A7 rebuilt with a supplied Eimac Dud? I would be curious if its worth the cost and what the cost is compared to buying? a new Penta 3cx3000. I have a few
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tardivat@...
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#40603
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Re: My 2K-4
Hi Eric If you grounded the neutral over here, none of your RCD/ELCB would work ! To say nothing of illegality¡ Cheers, John VK6JX
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John Sparkes
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#40602
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Re: My 2K-4
OK, I'm writing from a keyboard now instead of a smart phone. First of all, that was a very nice gift indeed. Now, I did exactly this power conversion with a 2K-4 many years ago. As far as I can
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Mahlon Haunschild - N4ZK
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#40601
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Re: My 2K-4
How much for one of the transformers? I'm in US zipcode 85937 but live out far enough from town that UPS and FedEx nearly always get lost. Eric WB6TIX [email protected]> wrote:
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Eric
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#40600
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Re: My 2K-4
Years ago i purchased 3 Henry power supplies from a surplus dealer. I think 2 of them had 240 to 120 transformers to run the low voltage items instead of a neutral. Still have the transformers if
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mike repinski
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#40599
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Re: My 2K-4
For this time of year, that outlet configuration, a 120V outlet wired for 220V is a "Halloween special"...as in scarey. :-) Eric [email protected]> wrote:
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Eric
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#40598
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Re: My 2K-4
I purchased a SB-220 at an estate sale that had a 120 volt plug but the jumpers in the amp were wired for 220. Hope the xyl did not plug the vacuum cleaner into that outlet :)
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mike repinski
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#40597
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