Re: Tomahawk Reactor latest results

My Tomahawk is a tool of peace!

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On Mar 4, 4:37 am, David Kerber
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I purchased a new linear amplifier and it arrived today. I received
instruction from the manufacturer and they told me to turn it on without
the
HT switched on and leave it on for a day to condition the valves or the
emmission would be low. I was also told that the amplifier had not been
manufactured for 5 years but it was still a good amplifier.

I switched the power on without the ht supply on as instructed and with
the
exciter off.

After a about 1/2 an hour it began to smell then after another 10
minutes it
caught fire. I switched it off. We had to leave the building in case of
smoke inhalation while the lack of oxygen in the case put the fire out
and I
let it cool down.

Sounds like the electrolytic capacitors had dried out. Quite common in
old TV's, too. It might be repairable by replacing the caps's, if
nothing else was damaged.

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