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Amp Repair Guy
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Добавлен 18 сен 2017
We are a humble repair shop, that specializes in Ham radio rf tube amplifier repairs. Over 25 years of experience with, building, repairing, engineering, and fabrication. Some of the amplifier makes we service on a daily basis. Ameritron, Heathkit, Dentron, Yaesu, Kenwood. Our motto is quality over quantity. We pride ourselves in being one of, if not the most, thorough repair facilities in the world.
Our website is Amprepairguy.com
Our website is Amprepairguy.com
Heathkit Sb200 Repair, Modifications, Harbach Kits Etc
Here I show the repair and modifications on another Heathkit Sb-200
Enjoy
Enjoy
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Heathkit Sb-220 Repair And Modifications Harbach Metering Board kit And Filter Capacitor Board Kit
Просмотров 38612 часов назад
Here I show the repair and modifications on another Heathkit Sb-220 Enjoy
Henry 8k Ultra Has Arrived
Просмотров 55221 час назад
Here I show the henry 8k ultra prior to disassembly Sorry for the lack of content, I have been sick 73
Kenwood Tl-922a Repair, Modifications, 10 Meter Mod, Penta Lab 3-500zg Tubes
Просмотров 234День назад
Here I show the repair and modifications on another kenwood Tl-922a. Note I also cleaned the T/R relay contacts with deoxit gold Enjoy
Ameritron Al-811 Band Switch Replacement, Coil Replacement, New So-239's, Bias Diode String Etc Etc.
Просмотров 24214 дней назад
Here I show the repair and modifications on another Ameritron Al-811 Amplifier. Enjoy
Kenwood Tl-922A Repair, Modifications, Harbach Filter Board Kit, New So-239 Connectors
Просмотров 41614 дней назад
Here I show the repair and modifications on another Kenwood Tl-922A Enjoy
Ameritron Al-80b Repair, Broken Leads Plate Blocking Caps, New So-239 Connectors Etc Etc
Просмотров 31614 дней назад
Here I show the repair and mods on another Ameritron Al-80b Enjoy
Heathkit Sb-200 Repair, New Grid Loading Resistors, Plate blocking Cap, Grid Mica Caps, Penta 572b
Просмотров 34714 дней назад
Here I show the repair of another Heathkit Sb-200 Enjoy
Ameritron Al-811h Bias And T/r Relay/ Relays Replacement And Other Modifications Penta Lab 572b
Просмотров 33821 день назад
Here I show the repair and modifications on another Ameritron Al-811h. Enjoy
Ameritron Al-80b Roasted By FT-8 , New Air Variable Plate Tune Capacitor, New Penta lab 3-500z Etc
Просмотров 48521 день назад
Here I show the repair and modifications on another Ameritron Al-80b. Forgot to add that I removed the Mov's from the filament secondary at the filament choke. Enjoy
Ameritron Al-80b Repair, Modifications, Transformer Replacement, New So-239's, Filter Caps Etc Etc
Просмотров 43321 день назад
Here I show the repair of an Ameritron Al-80b Enjoy
Ameritron Al-811 Repair , Modifications , Bias Mod Etc Etc
Просмотров 32621 день назад
Here I show an Ameritron Al-811 that the customer cancelled the repair on after I had started the repair. Customer was quoted, agreed to the quote and then changed his mind. Customer decided to abandon the amp. Enjoy
Amp Supply Lk-500 NTB New Air Variable Capacitor, Series Glitch Resistor, Input Tune, Output Tune
Просмотров 28621 день назад
Here I show the repair and mods on a Amp Supply Lk-500 NTB Enjoy
Heathkit Sb220 Repairs,Modifications, Harbach Fan, Meter Board , Filter cap Board, Ground Grids, Etc
Просмотров 50728 дней назад
Here I show a Heathkit Sb220 that required a lot of work. Enjoy
Ameritron Al-1500 Repair, Timer / Grid Overload board not meter board, Soft Start relay Etc Etc
Просмотров 64228 дней назад
Here I show the repair of a Ameritron Al-1500 I also Changed the meter led's Correction Changed the Grid overload / Timer board, Not the meter board. Long day :-) Enjoy
3CX6000A7 160-15 Meter 12KW CCS Linear Amplifier Protection Board Installation
Просмотров 903Месяц назад
3CX6000A7 160-15 Meter 12KW CCS Linear Amplifier Protection Board Installation
Ameritron Al-811h Open Filament winding. Repair gone wrong, prior to receiving.
Просмотров 322Месяц назад
Ameritron Al-811h Open Filament winding. Repair gone wrong, prior to receiving.
Ameritron Al-811h Repair, New Sockets, Mods Penta Lab Tubes
Просмотров 279Месяц назад
Ameritron Al-811h Repair, New Sockets, Mods Penta Lab Tubes
Ameritron Al-80B Repair, Modifications, New plate Choke, Penta Lab 3-500zg
Просмотров 503Месяц назад
Ameritron Al-80B Repair, Modifications, New plate Choke, Penta Lab 3-500zg
Rockwell Collins HF-8021 Auto Tune Linear Amplifier
Просмотров 434Месяц назад
Rockwell Collins HF-8021 Auto Tune Linear Amplifier
Why You Never Compress Clips In A So-239 Connector
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Why You Never Compress Clips In A So-239 Connector
Ameritron Al-80B Repair, Modifications, New bleeder resistors, All Revisions Added.
Просмотров 272Месяц назад
Ameritron Al-80B Repair, Modifications, New bleeder resistors, All Revisions Added.
Ameritron Al-811h Repair, Modifications, New Plate Choke, So-239 Connectors
Просмотров 209Месяц назад
Ameritron Al-811h Repair, Modifications, New Plate Choke, So-239 Connectors
Ameritron Al-811H Repair, Modifications, New Plate Choke, Parasitic Straps and 572b Tubes
Просмотров 218Месяц назад
Ameritron Al-811H Repair, Modifications, New Plate Choke, Parasitic Straps and 572b Tubes
Ameritron Al-811 Repair, Mod, Missing And Loose Board Screws Penta lab 572b Tubes
Просмотров 217Месяц назад
Ameritron Al-811 Repair, Mod, Missing And Loose Board Screws Penta lab 572b Tubes
Amp Supply Lk-500 ZC Repair And Modifications
Просмотров 390Месяц назад
Amp Supply Lk-500 ZC Repair And Modifications
Refurbished Kenwood Tl922a With All Mods Band Switch Repair. SOLD !!!!! 3-500zg
Просмотров 373Месяц назад
Refurbished Kenwood Tl922a With All Mods Band Switch Repair. SOLD !!!!! 3-500zg
Ameritron Al-811 Repair, Modifications, Bias Diodes, 572b Tubes Etc Etc
Просмотров 267Месяц назад
Ameritron Al-811 Repair, Modifications, Bias Diodes, 572b Tubes Etc Etc
Ameritron Al-811h Repair, Modifications New Parasitic board
Просмотров 565Месяц назад
Ameritron Al-811h Repair, Modifications New Parasitic board
Ameritron Al-572 Repair, Updates, New Parasitic Board, Fixed Meter Board Trace 572b
Просмотров 3912 месяца назад
Ameritron Al-572 Repair, Updates, New Parasitic Board, Fixed Meter Board Trace 572b
Professional work as always. Enjoy all your videos. Thank you. W9BBW Wis.
Thank you and thank you for watching. Very welcome
I'm glad you are better, shake that GERM. Glad to see ya on your feet. Stay safe,take Care 😘
Nice quality work as always.
Thank you
I really need to contact you
If need a multi band ham amp repaired that you see on my channel then feel free
Well, you sound much better. Back to the dungeon with you then 😂
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I really appreciate and enjoy your videos. Thank God you're in good health after Covid🙏🏻💯👌🫵
Thank you
glad you are feeling better, you sound great! thanks for the upload. i have one of these under my desk, i should send it to you. have no idea why it won't come on ....Marcus in west Texas
Thank you If decide to want to send feel free to give me a call 73
Would like to purchase from Harbach, but it seems no option to deliver outside US / Canada.
Thank you for the comment We ship to other countries per terms on Harbach site 73
Scott, get better soon. 73, KB3NG
Thank you Scott 😄😄
Our entire family had Covid when it first started in 2020. I healed up in about a week, which was good because I became an at home nurse for five weeks. 😮 Each person is different but you should be okay since you got the vaccines. Get well soon.
Thank you 😊
Awesome Video. Pray 🙏 You Get Well Soon. W9BBW WISCONSIN
Thank you curt
Thanks for the video.
You are welcome 😀
Looks good.
Thank you
Nice job as always. I enjoy all your videos. W9BBW
Thank you
Great video you are very knowledgeable Wonder why they never hard grounded the grids to begin with can you offer an explanation for educational purpose I would like to know. I am sure know more than most. Thanks and Happy late 4th
Simple, would take longer for them to do it the way I do it. Time is money Same goes for the al811h Pa where they ground the grids. I have seen the stud nuts loose in the al80 series pa’s and socket screws loose in the grounded grid al811h pa’s. Very important to have a solid grid to chassis connection. I don’t want the customer to have send the pa in for repair again, I cut no corners!!!
love your videos ....I have this amp and its been a good one so far but like you said , I'm thinking of getting mew caps due to age. thanks for the upload ......Marcus in west Texas
Thank you for the compliment. Harbach cap board is available on my Harbach electronics site. A tricky install, only attempt of sure you can do. 73
Did this amp get new tubes? thanks for showing this.
Thank you for watching. Yes new penta tubes, had old gassy eimacs
Another great video as always!
Thank you for the compliment , many many more to come
Pressure relief valve. Sometimes they work, sometimes the cap just explodes 😂 Have a great weekend.
Thank you 😊
Happy Independence Day to you and your family.
Thank you, same to you
Have you ever had to replace the Band switch on the PCB? That switch is very delicate. Who knows where you even get one.
Nope, but I can do it. I have 5 or 6 of them here in stock. 73
@@amprepairguy I am in Canada, shipping of an amp would be brutal, If i could get a switch i could likely replace it myself. finding parts north of the border is very difficult.
Call mfj , they will sell you one
For the love of God man please do your best I consider the HENRY 8k my dream amplifier. 🙏 im kinda old-school
Nice work
Thank you
Could you take the slightly broken air variable capacitors and rebuild them using parts from the really broken ones? Just asking because one day, they may not be available anymore. Thanks for the video.
I used to do that back in the day but requires labor, plus stuck with old ground contacts. Not all can come apart If had to start doing this again I would. But only if forced to. But I prefer new.
Hey awesome stuff keep it up!
Thank you very much for the compliment 73
Great video. People shouldn't buy amps if they're not prepared to either fix it themselves or pay an expert like you to do it. An investment either way. Good luck. I hate dealing with idiots and selling gear too. Especially when they don't understand the time that's gone into something like this.
Already sold it for the amount I had quoted the original owner. This was a first , ever !! Thank you for the compliment If had refused I would have worked on another amp. Unfortunately had half torn apart so had to keep on going.
Another great video. BTW what is bias mod and purpose. 73 KK3R
Puts the tubes into deeper cutoff when un keyed
I always enjoy your detailed work!!! Nice job.
Thank you Joe The videos are to show the customer what I did to their amp and to show others what to expect when sending a pa in for repair. Also shows what should be done if they go elsewhere. No corner cutting
Your work always looks top notch. 🏆
Thank you I appreciate that 73
Great video. I know you don't work on Alpha amps. Anyone local (within tri-state area) that works on them? Dick Byrd hasn't replied to 2 emails ☹
Best to call him, busy people don’t have time for email. Serious people call
Love the wood pointing stick. You can try wood chop sticks, they work well too. 😁. Lots of work there. Nice job.
Great idea!
Great job!
Thank you for watching and for the compliment . Was a lot of work
Recently picked up a 2006 al82, your videos have greatly helped my understanding, 73.
Thank you for watching, I’m happy to hear that the videos have helped you. 73
Awesome Job as always 73 Curt W9BBW
Thank you curt and thank you for watching 73
Hey there, I hope you're well! I recently acquired an AL-811H, but unfortunately the "Load" variable capacitor is not turning smoothly throughout. Seems to get very tight around 5 through 6. As such, I fear some of its plates may be contacting. I suspect this because the amp was shipped to me with tubes installed and unprotected, which resulted shattered glass inside the amp throughout. Initially, turning the "Load" knob did not actually turn the rotor, where the knob was just rotating on a stuck shaft, but with some finessing, I was able to get it to rotate the rotor. The plates on this variable cap are so close together its hard to tell if contact is being made, or if the shaft itself is just damaged in some way which is less concerning to me. I've noticed that MFJ sells a 282-2113, a 20-823pf replacement, however, given the fate of MFJ, I'd be surprised if this is something they would have in stock... none the less I have not contacted them yet. I have yet to drive the amp, as I fear a short on the "Load" however, for what it's worth, the Grid Current with no load is 1700 with some vintage RCA 811A's installed. Two questions for you: Is this something you would be able to address if i solicited a repair from you? Alternatively, would you happen to have any recommendations for a replacement? Returning this seems to be out of the question since it was a private sale of a "Works Good" amp. Thank you so much!
Looking great K0UO
Thank you and thank you for watching
Those right angle drives are such a space saver in the rf deck! Wish someone was still making those?!! Nice work!
Sdp-si google name , located in New York Ones I have are old Thank you for the compliment Mike mean a lot to me coming from you 😁 73
@@amprepairguy You do great work, definitely one of the best repair guys out here! I will check out the site! Thanks! 73
Thank you Mike, Made my night. Hopefully I will be doing for another 40 years 73
73s buddy have a good night sleep well .
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Rest and relax you doing good stand strong
Thank you, gonna work on the 3x6 multi band amp a bit tonight
i have a 811 keeps blowing the metre protection diode any thoughts, thanks.
Good morning A tube or another component connected to the b+ is shorting. Stop using until you can have it serviced. 73
Always good job
Thank you for watching and for the compliment. More to come !!!
Hello Sir. Where are you located. I don't want to call when you would be in bed.
Nice work as always!
Thank you Mike I’ll be back on the multi band amp very soon, waiting on some resistors
I notice the Harbach kits have 100k bleeder resistors instead of 50k, is this a better idea? Just refurbishing a Heathkit SB1000 in the UK. Look forward to you getting international shipping sorted.
Thank you for the comment , the 100k resistors dissipate less heat than the stock 30k ones. The capacitors used today far exceed the original stock ones. 73
Always clean rebuilds. 🏆
Thank you
8021 is a beautiful amplifier. When you have the Rockwell Collins control head, and matching radio. They're pretty much is no bands you can't conquer the mission you can't generate. It'll even do slow speed data. And in the last Incarnation had a ivits system built in
Nice. Looking forward to see her power up. 😊
100mw of drive is wild.
Scott, believe it or not, this video helped me diagnose my SB-220. All of a sudden I had a short in the 120 VDC circuit. Initial symptom was SoftStart relay wouldn't disable. I checked ACV and DCV both were way too low. Check for shorts, soft start - nope, soft key - nope, capacitor - nope. Seemed to be coil for relay, then I disconnected the coil Still has short. figured I'd watch your video and do mod as part of the repair. Your comment on Grid to Heater short was the key. Thanks so much!!!
Makes me happy to hear that, thank you for sharing and for watching It’s the most important mod of them all, saves the filament transformer if a grid to filament short. Which is usually how the China 3-500z tubes fail if going to fail. 73 Scott
Thanks Brother. 73
Very welcome