Kenrich Eagle VIII

[Danzik]

Hi, got a new to me Eagle VIII that is leaving me with much to be desired as it is only putting out a pep of 600w max I am pretty sure it ought to be doing quit a bit more than that as I have some that have less 20LF6 tubes that blow this one away ! So somthing is wrong with this one, looks pretty much stock and is in very good shape but.... I have tested all the tubes and they are great ! I recapped the HV caps and replaced a diode that was questionable so far. I have read the entire thread on here referring to some of these. It sounds like LooseCannon also has or had one of these at one point. I will be installing the 50 watt 30 ohm resistor on the heater line on the finals in due time, but first would be nice to get it's power issue resolved! Does anyone happen to have the manual or process for the conversion process of switching these from a transmitter to a amplifier????? I'm really wondering if all this was done properly and fully as I notice on the load adjustment there is still the 120pf 1000v disc cap that someone had mentioned was for the " 15 meter" transmitter. I will need some help and suggestions on this one along the way thanks !

 

[Danzik]

How exactly does the "drive" adjustment on the front of this box supposed to be adjusted ? Because with 1/2 watt deadkey going in I can adjust the linear with that drive knob to the point the amplifier deadkeys at 500 watts, none of my other boxes do this with the drive adjustment ‍so am I just supposed to set that for a 200 watt deadkey or is something wrong with that ?

 

[Danzik]

Many photos here per LooseCannon's request