HW-16 Final Tube Meltdown

[Robert Wood]

All,

 

I am encountering a very unusual problem with my HW-16.  All was working well,
and I operated it for about a week during the evenings.  Last night when I
turned it on and monitoring 40 meters, the final turned red hot.  I moved the
switch to the current position, and noticed it was drawing current.  I removed
the 40 meter xtal and key and turned it one while switching bands and
encountered the same issue.  I shut it off and retired for the evening.

 

After getting home from work this afternoon, I decided to test the 6GE5 in my
Syncore tube tester.  I was hoping the tube may have a short, but the tube
tested ok.  I put the it back into the rig with same results. Before I tear into
the rig, does anyone have any suggestions?

 

I appreciate the help.

 

Thanks,

 

Bob

K5MBA


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