The BC-610, does not operate properly, when the front panel switch is in "protect" or "tune" mode, if you are on AM. Bias voltages change all around as the "tune/protect" position switches in a series dropping resistor to the 115 VAC main input.
The manual, says tune in CW mode, using the tune position. Dip the plate current, "to get you in the ball park. Then go to operate, and peak the grid drive to the 250TH, and also with no modulation set the modulator current to 40 MA resting. The driver stages 6V6 through to 2X807s can be peaked by turning on the exciter plate power switch. If you are getting distortion in the "protect/tune" position, that is correct as the bias, HV and drive are all off normal. You "CAN'T" reduce power by operating in tune position without getting distortion. The manual says, to run at reduced RF output, decrease the output coupling swinging link position to reduce RF output to the level you want. As always, YMMV Jim WB2FCN ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rick Brashear" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Discussion of AM Radio" <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, April 08, 2006 9:49 AM Subject: Re: [AMRadio] : BC 610 needing POWER 220VAC > You're sure right about the twist plug, Geoff. I replaced my two prong > with a three prong twist and it was a booger bear to find one to fit > into the hole. I finally stumbled across one (literally!) over in Ft. > Worth at Nortex. > > Someone mentioned a dedicated AC line and running it through a 25 amp > variable transformer for their 610, that's the same set up I use. > > Has anyone experienced distorted audio when using a BC-614 when "High > Voltage Protect" is on? The "E" model doesn't have this problem, but > when I tried to check out my BC-614-H on the 610-H I got real distorted > audio in low power. All works great in the "Normal" position. > > Rick > > > W5OMR/Geoff wrote: > > > > > > > I think ya'll are all missing the point... the BC-610 has a twist-plug > > recepticle on the back of it the blades are curved. If one didn't > > know better, one might think that the BC-610 used a special plug, that > > connected to 220VAC. It does not. > > Jim, if your friend has the rig, and has the plug that goes into the > > back of it (and everything else needed for it) then yeah, you could > > puot it on 75m AM phone. The single 250TH modulated by a pair of > > 100TH's was a military wonderment, in it's day. > > > > -- > > 73 = Best Regards, > > -Geoff/W5OMR > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > > AMRadio mailing list > > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html > > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > AMfone Website: http://www.amfone.net > > AM List Admin: Brian Sherrod/w5ami, Paul Courson/wa3vjb > > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > AMRadio mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html > Post: mailto:[email protected] > AMfone Website: http://www.amfone.net > AM List Admin: Brian Sherrod/w5ami, Paul Courson/wa3vjb > > >
