Look inside the tube socket pins for signs of arcing there. ... From: "w5rkl" <w5rkl@...> To: <heathkit@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Thursday, May 01, 2008...
OK, I just looked - I have a used 6AV11, and a NOS 6D10. The 6D10 is similar to the 6AV11 except it is high mu, otherwise it seems to be identical, internal...
Hi All, I'm trying to repair a pair of UK Heathkit-Daystrom SD-1 FM stereo demultiplexers for FM tuners, which is a stand alone transistor unit from the mid to...
Hi Howard, I checked the sockets last night and there was no signs of arcing inside either socket. I have an 8 pin octal plug I'm going to insert into both...
Radio Daze, www.radiodaze.com, sells the 6AV11 for $9. They check their tubes before shipping to ensure they are good. They also guarantee their tubes. They...
Mike - This is a good one! :-) Have you been able to apply power to the final with NO RF drive applied? Pull out the driver tube? Start out with the Bias...
Hi again Mike, Last night, after I had gone to bed, I was thinking about your problem and just wondered if you have removed the two finals and with an ANALOG...
Here's a questions for all of you - - - I notice that each time I sign out and put my call sign at my signature, which is kc0les - that is k c ZERO l...
First, SUCCESS NO MORE ARCING....STABLE IDLING CURRENT!!! Ok, enough of the jumping around, had enough of that in the HW-101 this past week..hi hi.. Besides,...
Thanks Steve. I forgot to mention one other thing. The neutralizing wire from the driver's variable capacitor's frame to the neutralizing capacitor inside the...
Glad to read you are now on the correct road to suggest Mike. As for me I still am on the road of failure. To recap I am still trying to discover why the...
Hi Bill, I'm a Heathkit group "lurker," but do want to suggest an additional possibility for you to check. I've seen a instance where a small scratch on a...
... So true, if not soldered or isolated an intermittant contact to the finger stock (aka comb brackets) will cause random and intermittant loss of grid drive....
Hello Mike, What it comes down to, is the original builders poor workmanship. The rig probably set in closet for many years. With an unhappy Heathkit builder, ...
I need ANYTHING - I'm starting over after 30 years <G> Jim RabidWolf Hickinbotham (Uncle Rabid) Uncle Rabid (http://www.unclerabid.com) We Repair Electronic...
Hi, Brian. Would a HW-16 top and bottom cabinet and chassis work, or do you need the front panel, too? 73, Tom Front Panel Overlays for Ham Radio- New...
First start: Ham Fests (after this list, of course) GLOM Morris KI4IUA ... From: heathkit@yahoogroups.com [mailto:heathkit@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Jim...
... In most Heath schematics, the diagram of rotary switches is simply a drawing of what the physical parts look like: Arrows represent the fixed contacts...
Hi Jerry, I let it set up for a few days and it hardened up nicely. Not sticky or anything. I put have put several coats on the HW-101 plate choke and now...
I found a nice transformer under the table for $3.00. Still had the Stancor spec tag on it. Plus it's fun to go to ham fests. I could also add that SK sales...
Norm, Sorry but I don't have a spare set. If you can't find anyone with a spare set then you might try International Crystals in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. They...
