NEW al-811hd making popping sounds in my radio

[317]

SOLVED >>>>>> ok i put 1 tube in at a time and found that 2 tubes out of the four was causing the ticking in the amp and one tube had sometihgn rattling .... so i think thre was a batch of bad tubes... ameritron is sending me a new set of 4 and i have to send these ones back

 

[Mudfoot]

They should at least offer a reach around for your troubles.

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[317]

no kidding huh,,, i think i should get to keep the these tubes ,,, just in case it happens again i at least have two spares..

 

[317]

I got my NEW tubes today from ameritron and i put them in and turned the amp on and tic tic tic tic tic tic tic tic,,,,,grrrrrr.. so out out the 8 tubes i have i put my four best ones in and its sitting warming up on my bench right now tic free.. WTF.... SO ive been through 2 amps 12 tubes and at least one tube out of each four was defective

 

[De_Wildfire]

I have a AL-82 and run it right to the amp.(rca jack) Should I get a keyer to step down voltage? Seems to be working ok for me. Am I going to run into problems later?

 

[AudioShockwav]

SO ive been through 2 amps 12 tubes and at least one tube out of each four was defective

Do they not bench test these Amps before shipping? That is a awful failure rate for new tubes........


73
Jeff