Sorry about the circumstances, but have fun digging into it and making all new again. You will be all the more proud of it when done. Take your time and do forget the TLC. I do hope

There are a lot of good comments here. Yes, I believe I was a little too anxious to get this working to fully check out the components before applying power. Lesson learned. Dave, your right! There is

And I would put a fuse somewhere in the circuit, probably a slo-blow due to the high inductance of the transformer. You might consider putting one in the secondary circuit as well. Fuses

With a transformer that old, it is quite possible that it did sacrifice itself, but it is difficult to say. I would do a recap job on that AC-1 before attempting to apply power, particularly

There is a Yahoo group, of which I am a member, that is dedicated to the AC-1 and the cult like following of this rig. You will find all the information that you need and more to find a

Oh that's ok. I really do not need it but I have read that they are about the very best autotuner for QRP. 73 Bobby

Hi Bobby, Glad you're having fun with the rig. I do not know the lowest voltage but considering the circuit, I'd expect it to be no lower than about 11 volts. The lower the voltage, the more

I really like the QRP rig Jim! Just got threw with another goog QSO. Have you sold your tuner yet? Also Jim do you know what is about the lowest voltage that the rig will work on? Bobby kb4qnr

I am guessing the transformer did not sacrifice itself. It is more probable it was put to death by a downstream component. Before you replace the transformer, you should thoroughly test

A fuse would have been a smart move. I replaced the rotten original power cord, but had neglected to add a fuse . Pretty dumb for a safety engineer. I'm not certain where the circuit fault is, but

Bob: If you do a Google search on Ameco AC-1 schematic, you'll find a schematic someone posted. On it, he mentions the secondary is 200-300 volts center tapped at 50-100 ma.

I have an AMECO AC-1 that I bought 35 years ago and I am just now trying to see if it can be used. Unfortunately, I let the magic smoke out of the power transformer tonight. I really hate to give up

This link will point you to several groups in the area. http://www.w0omd.org/p/links.html Regards, ray���� W0PFO --

I thinking about moving to Springfield Mo. I wonder what type of Ham Radio activity is in this area? I know this group started is this area. Are there other active Ham clubs in Springfield

This is still available - I figured to give the 4SQRP group first crack at it before posting it elsewhere. Jim - W0EB _________________________________________________________________________

I couldn't leave my Ozark Patrol on the shelf...it kept calling me! It bothered me that when the regen control was turned fully counter-clockwise, there would be no voltage at the collector of Q1. I

N1IX, Dave, and I will be the foxii for Thursday. Antennas here are KT34XA at 100' and KT34A at 20'. Will start out split and go to simplex as soon as the pile is manageable. If all goes well the

Thanks to everyone who have commented and/or made suggestions. Still no success with the regen and I think I'll follow Curt WB8YYY advice to set it on the shelf for a few days. This morning, I did

Enclosed are the latest standings from the SSS, which include Sunday's reports and a few soapbox comments. Bill, KV6Z is pulling away, especially since Terry was unable to join in on the fun due to

Hi Bob, I don't have an Ozark Patrol but I do have some regens. Does the Ozark radio have a tickler coil or a tapped coil for the feedback? If the connections or winding sense of one winding or part