Phase Linear 700 With No Meters?

[Richard D]

Did I get ripped off?

 

[laatsch55]

Depends on what ya paid for it.

 

[laatsch55]

Series 1 meters are pretty easy to get.

 

[NavLinear]

I saw that one on the bay.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-PHA...D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

 

[Gepetto]

I saw that one on the bay.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-PHA...D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

That bolt coming out of the back center of the transformer is a little concerning...

 

[NavLinear]

That bolt coming out of the back center of the transformer is a little concerning...

I didn't understand that one at all - weird.

Richard - does this amp work?

 

[laatsch55]

Joe, looks like it might have spent some time on he road. Could have been a place to hang a support strap??

 

[laatsch55]

AS to having been ripped off, seems it was accurately described, .....

 

[NavLinear]

The sticker on the back of the transformer case indicates an RF filter was internally installed and the case seems like it bows inward. I prefer the strap idea better tho...

 

[laatsch55]

for 250.00 ya did ok if it runs...

 

[Northwinds]

That fan set up is pretty cool, bet it keeps it cool at least

 

[Richard D]

It's the one in the ebay ad . I don't have it yet, but for $250 I went ahead and bought it without researching, not very smart I admit. Is this a Series I? Is it unusual to have a blank face plate with no meters? I am not very knowledgeable on these; I remember them back in the day having meters on the front.

 

[Northwinds]

I did an image search for the 700 with a no meter faceplate. Yours is the only one showing up from what I see (when I hover the cursor over the images, it says it's an eBay image). Could be someone did a heck of a job making a custom faceplate for it?

 

[laatsch55]

There was never a stock 700 Series I without meters. There are a lot of Series I meters around because they hardly ever failed. I can even get ya brand new ones...

 

[laatsch55]

Like these------

 

[Northwinds]

The more I look at this, the more it looks like someone in the past put another manufacturer's faceplate on this amp. The extra holes sort of point to this posibility and probably a few other holes were drilled for the power switch and whatever. Or maybe this is a PL prototype faceplate that never saw production? All kinds of possibilities

 

[Richard D]

But looking from the rear, it looks like a 700? I have never owned one, so I don't know what to look for, but I remember "back in the day" I really wanted one!

 

[NavLinear]

No worries Richard - it's a 700.

 

[Richard D]

Good, I'll go ahead and get it. How can I determine mfg date? I wonder how difficult/expensive it would be to put on the correct front plate and meters?

 

[laatsch55]

You have come to the right place Lad. Skratch is making a limited run of replacement faceplates ,anodized, and then cnc'd for the lettering, and the meter cutouts to fit 400 meters, gonna be real slick. PM--Skratch.