Advice on Matching Finals

[Robert S. Capon]

I'm still analyzing whether to replace the suspected bad final in the
HW-5400.  Fortunately, I have a parts rig, and have just salvaged a pair of
finals.

I'm wondering how important it is to used matched finals.  It will take a lot
of work to replace the part, and I was wondering if it's reasonable to
replace one final?  For example, I could replace one transistor, test the rig
at low power (say 5 watts) and see if I get power output.  If I do, I could
go ahead and swap the other one at that time.

Please tell me if this is a prescription for disaster.  robcap at aol.com or
w3dx at aol.com.

73,

Rob, W3DX

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