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In 2014, Ampegon presented a novel 500MHz, 65kW CW Solid State RF Amplifier, developed in cooperation with Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) in Switzerland [1]. Since then, Ampegon has developed this system into a second generation, focussing particularly on standardization, simplicity, scalability, efficiency, robustness, and maintainability. This resulted in an economical system optimized both for the scientific research community, specifically for accelerator labs, as well as for industry and market segments outside scientific research labs. This second-generation 500MHz Solid State Amplifier System is based on a double RF power module and a scalable RF cavity combiner providing up to 80kW nominal and 96kW peak output power per cabinet. The power modules have been designed to follow an automated production process, which provides the same high-quality standard expected of industrialized products and reduced costs of production. This presentation will highlight the amplifier topology based on the latest 500MHz Solid State Amplifier versions (60kW and 80kW CW) for Diamond Light Source (DLS) and show the impressive performance indicators and efficiency measurements. It also addresses system performance improvements over the first generation, presented previously, and the detail of the OEM components.