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I've removed the replacement tubes and reinstalled the original d&a's. I'm happy to report that after inspecting everything on the top and bottom side of the amp nothing was fried. The flash that occurred was aperantly one of the replacement tubes.
The amps been running for about four hours.
I tuned it up and modulated on and off for about 45 minutes.
The output is 200 dk (2watts) and 600 pep (17 modulated).
No issues whatsoever. The replacement tubes gave 200 watts more. My lesson for the month was "leave well enough alone". I noticed something I hadn't before. The three d&a's that are connected via the chokes have a much brighter cap as opposed to the six. Making it easy to put the tubes if not in the same socket at least in the socket section they came out of and the six where they were. You can see the difference between the three and six in the pic. Is there a reason three 6lq6''s should have a different luster top cap then the six?
I'm very happy i didn't unintentionally damage the amp.
If a tube change were to give me 2k I'd consider replacing these d&a 6lq6"s. They are staying in the amp until they need to be replaced. Considering 2 3 or even 400 watts more isn't making a difference on the other end, why bother? I'm happy the amps working and although I don't do that much AM talking I enjoy using it when I do.
The first picture is of the replacement tubes (just installed) before the flash. The second after the flash. The third with the originals back in there. Yippee. Thanks for all the help my friends. p.s I used the chance to use a can of compressed air to clean out what I missed the first time.[ATTACH=full]19596[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]19593[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]19594[/ATTACH]

<blockquote data-quote="Sonar" data-source="post: 570639" data-attributes="member: 47153">I&#039;ve removed the replacement tubes and reinstalled the original d&amp;a&#039;s. I&#039;m happy to report that after inspecting everything on the top and bottom side of the amp nothing was fried. The flash that occurred was aperantly one of the replacement tubes.The amps been running for about four hours.I tuned it up and modulated on and off for about 45 minutes.The output is 200 dk (2watts) and 600 pep (17 modulated).No issues whatsoever. The replacement tubes gave 200 watts more. My lesson for the month was &quot;leave well enough alone&quot;.&nbsp; I noticed something I hadn&#039;t before. The three d&amp;a&#039;s that are connected via the chokes have a much brighter cap as opposed to the six. Making it easy to put the tubes if not in the same socket at least in the socket section they came out of and the six where they were. You can see the difference between the three and six in the pic. Is there a reason three 6lq6&#039;&#039;s should have a different luster top cap then the six?I&#039;m very happy i didn&#039;t unintentionally damage the amp.<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">If a tube change were to give me 2k I&#039;d consider replacing these d&amp;a 6lq6&quot;s. They are staying in the amp until they need to be replaced. Considering 2 3 or even 400 watts more isn&#039;t making a difference on the other end, why bother? I&#039;m happy the amps working and although I don&#039;t do that much AM talking I enjoy using it when I do.</li>
</ul>The first picture is of the replacement tubes (just installed) before the flash. The second after the flash. The third with the originals back in there. Yippee. Thanks for all the help my friends. p.s I used the chance to use a can of compressed air to clean out what I missed the first time.[ATTACH=full]19596[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]19593[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]19594[/ATTACH]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Sonar, post: 570639, member: 47153"] I've removed the replacement tubes and reinstalled the original d&a's. I'm happy to report that after inspecting everything on the top and bottom side of the amp nothing was fried. The flash that occurred was aperantly one of the replacement tubes. The amps been running for about four hours. I tuned it up and modulated on and off for about 45 minutes. The output is 200 dk (2watts) and 600 pep (17 modulated). No issues whatsoever. The replacement tubes gave 200 watts more. My lesson for the month was "leave well enough alone". I noticed something I hadn't before. The three d&a's that are connected via the chokes have a much brighter cap as opposed to the six. Making it easy to put the tubes if not in the same socket at least in the socket section they came out of and the six where they were. You can see the difference between the three and six in the pic. Is there a reason three 6lq6''s should have a different luster top cap then the six? I'm very happy i didn't unintentionally damage the amp. [LIST] [*]If a tube change were to give me 2k I'd consider replacing these d&a 6lq6"s. They are staying in the amp until they need to be replaced. Considering 2 3 or even 400 watts more isn't making a difference on the other end, why bother? I'm happy the amps working and although I don't do that much AM talking I enjoy using it when I do. [/LIST] The first picture is of the replacement tubes (just installed) before the flash. The second after the flash. The third with the originals back in there. Yippee. Thanks for all the help my friends. p.s I used the chance to use a can of compressed air to clean out what I missed the first time.[ATTACH=full]19596[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]19593[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]19594[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]

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