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Registered: 09-2007
Location: In a world of my own
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L4 PS Harbach conversion


Well about a year or so ago my L4B Drake Linear amplifier went kaboom! It kind of is the reason I haven't been as active as I would normally be. I just turned it all off, turned out the lights and got on with other things.

Gutted.

Then I thought, lets have a go at getting it fixed. Well I contacted everyone I could find on the internet to help me. No-one.

So lets get it on the bench and have a look, now this is dangerous stuff, very high voltages, and it really is best to know what you are doing. My knowledge is even more dangerous, because I have some, but not really enough.

Never-the-less, I have a good look to at least see if I could "see" the problem. I thought I could, I replaced the 50k ohm resistors and the .82 safety one which was clearly damaged.

It never came on, each time I switch the power supply on the 13amp fuse went within a millisecond. Doh!

Put it away then.

So I've got an expensive non-working linear. Not acceptable, there must be a way and information out there to carryout repairs. I hit the internet in earnest.

I bought a Harbach power supply kit from the USA, set myself up on the bench, built it, fitted it, checked it.

It worked, I now have a fully functioning Drake L4B linear amplifier, good for around 1500 watts emoticon

It has taken me quite a while to, get myself properly organised, get the parts and get around to doing the job.

I have made a neat and tidy job as well emoticon



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Re: L4 PS Harbach conversion


Hi Dave.

 Congrats on sorting ur ps. I too have handled
 High Volts on Radio's/TV's ie. CRT tubes in
 '50/60s. Why do U need 1500w? Are u trying to
 Contact Aliens on Exoplanets 110 mil light
  yrs away. I've never used more than 100w in
 60yrs of operating radio's Qrp is fun & a
 Challenge. 73's Mike 855.
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Re: L4 PS Harbach conversion


1500w is way too much, but its like having an R1 on the road emoticon

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