[BC] In search of Harris SX1

[Mike McCarthy]

Yes...my experience exactly.

Every once in a while a fuse pops for no reason.  But if it pops a 2nd time,
something is wrong and time to swap the FETs.  Even if they test good.

MM

At 10:09 AM 3/9/2009 -0500, Cowboy wrote
>On Monday 09 March 2009 09:55 am, cldube wrote:
> >  My experience with the SX series is not if you'll need to replace
> >  transistors, but when.

>  Not my experience. If they fail, something is wrong, such as they were
>  at one time replaced with an unmatched pair.
>  The FET's can still be had, though I forget where. It's been six months
>  or so since I rebuilt one.
>
>  NEVER replace those rectifier fuses with anything rated higher current,
>  or slower, such as a 3AG. Those fuses are not to protect the FET's, but
>  to protect the board if a FET fails, though the fuses will fail on their own
>  over time. If you lose more than one fuse only, ( no blown FET ) it's a
>  good idea to replace them all. You will anyway.