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  • linearone
    linearone replied to the thread Wawasee JB-2000 issues.
    wow. I just found an old post from a guy on here that said that box was $850 in 1976 or adjusted for inflation $4900 in 2025 money. Good...
  • linearone
    linearone replied to the thread Wawasee JB-2000 issues.
    anybody know how much these boxes were back in the day when new? just curious
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    linearone replied to the thread Problem with AL-80B.
    That boy was getting down!!
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    linearone reacted to Captain Kilowatt's post in the thread Problem with AL-80B with Like Like.
    Eimac used regular solder in the earlier runs of the 3-500 and continued for years. After numerous failures, they switched to a silver...
  • linearone
    linearone replied to the thread Problem with AL-80B.
    no. the 500z has silver solder in its pins. not regular lead 60/40. Its a dead giveway that tells you a tubes pins have been melted and...
  • linearone
    linearone replied to the thread Problem with AL-80B.
    I didn't think to specify this but you should have been checking it on AC. You should be looking for five volts AC, not DC on the...
  • linearone
    linearone replied to the thread Problem with AL-80B.
    Don't worry about that . It's fine. Replace tube
  • linearone
    linearone replied to the thread Problem with AL-80B.
    I know it can happen but silver solder melts at around 1200-1500 degrees. You have to really try to melt a z pin. Do what he says...
  • linearone
    linearone replied to the thread AL-811H problem/ question.
    I'm sorry, that became more an essay on amplifier building than a helpful comment on an Ameritron. I apologize.
  • linearone
    linearone replied to the thread AL-811H problem/ question.
    I have a very specific opinion on "glitch" resistors. 99% of people install a resistor on the b+ and think they did something. If the b+...