28-29 amps is on the high side. Are you using the amp at more than maybe 5 MHz or so from the original frequency? Some of the Milcom/Crescend amps are tunable, but many used fixed-value metal-clad mica capacitors in the base and collector matching. The values of the caps and/or their placement along the microstrips is varied depending on frequency.
While you could experimentally determine the right values/placements using common sense techniques, it's probably easier just to send it to Crescend to have them move it to your frequency. I have a 350 watt Vocom UHF amp that had the same issue - fixed caps. After counting how many caps I'd have to futz with, I concluded it was cheaper to send it to them and letthem do it for $200. They turned it around in about a week. If you need 250 mW in and 100 watts out, a Mastr II PA would do you nicely (and cheaply!). --- Jeff WN3A > -----Original Message----- > From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com > [mailto:repeater-buil...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Adam Feuer > Sent: Saturday, June 05, 2010 11:35 PM > To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com > Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Milcom International UHF PA > > > > Hi Alex, > > Thanks for the reply! Your description of the pots was great but I > don't see ANY tuning caps on any boards in this amp. There's a 10watt > board that feeds a 65w board. Then, this 65w board gets split to feed > two more 65w boards which get combined as the final output. > > I can easily set R10 to 100 watts but I would like more info on the > tuning caps if it's applicable to this amp. At 100 watts the amp is > drawing about 28 to 29 amps. I may be incorrect but I thought > some of my > other 250mw in 100w out PA's only draw 22 amps. > > Thanks again! > > Adam N2ACF > > On 6/5/2010 6:04 PM, opelgtalex wrote: > > Adam- > > R10 controls the bias voltage to the first stage driver- > this sets the power out of the amp. Turn this pot down (lower > the PA output) peak out all tuning caps starting at the 1st > stage, then the 2nd and on to the 4 driver boards. Once all > tuning caps are adjusted for peak output, then adjust R10 for > the amplifiers rated power out (100W in your case). > > > > R9 controls the foldback power in case of a high temp > condition the power output is cut by 3dB- the thermal switch > is located just below the control board. > > As per manual R9 is adjusted by removing power from the > cooling fan, key the RF source, wait for the unit to reach > 135deg F and adjust R9 for 3dB below rated amp output- this > is per manual. > > Hope this helps, > > Alex > > > > --- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com > <mailto:Repeater-Builder%40yahoogroups.com> , Adam > Feuer<feu...@...> wrote: > > > >> Hello All, > >> > >> I have a Milcom International UHF PA on the bench. Model number is > >> P12-O5HA1-C1 rated at 250mw in with 100w out. I'm trying > to identify > >> what two pots (R9& R10) do on a board that "seems" like a control > >> board. Both pots appear to vary the output power and current draw, > >> although one does it more dramatically than the other. > >> > >> Anyone have a manual or information for this PA? Any help would be > >> greatly appreciated. > >> > >> Thanks!! > >> > >> Adam N2ACF > >> > >> > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >