Re: [drakelist] survey re: L7 tube failures

2006-06-19 Thread Dennis Monticelli
"Dennis Monticelli" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterance to the drakelist gang -- The original 3-500Z tubes are still in my L7, Amperex I think. The original owner gave it pretty good exercise on 80M at full power for many year

[drakelist] Drake C line for sale

2006-06-19 Thread ALAN CHANDLER
Over many years of collecting Drake equipment, I ended up with three complete C lines and think it is time to part with at least one of them.    R4-C with noise blanker (NB-4), the three CW filters, 1.5, .5 and .25 KHz.  Original paint with an inch long scratch on the top and about a two in

RE: [drakelist] survey re: L7 tube failures

2006-06-19 Thread DW Harms
Hi Evan and Drakelist,   I am using a single 3-500z amplifier, the L75. I did have one occasion of desoldering of the socket-pin of the filament, I think it was the most inward located pin.. It happened one year ago and  I simply resoldered it. I am using it almost every weekend on 40m C

[drakelist] survey re: L7 tube failures

2006-06-19 Thread k9sqg
Fellow enthusiasts,   I'm trying to collect user experiences regarding 3-500Z tube failures with the Drake L-7 linear amplifier.  Specifically, I'd like to know if you've had a single tube failure, the one toward the centerline of the chassis NOT the one in the corner.  Further, I'd like to know if