Re: SR-150 and SR-160 QRO modifications
I would tend to agree. If I am not mistaken,? the SR 500 in good repair and alignment would presumably do somewhere around 250-275W PEP output based on operating it at 500W PEP input. My HT44 with
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Rick W7IMM
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Re: SR-150 and SR-160 QRO modifications
The comparison of horizontal sweep tubes vs the 6146 should probably include mentioning the fact that the vacuum tube manufacturers did not use CCS/ICAS ratings for nearly all the? sweeps (some
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Rick W7IMM
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Re: SR-150 and SR-160 QRO modifications
We shouldn't loose sight of the original topic, which was the use of the 6DQ5 in place of the 8236. The 6DQ5 has a plate dissipation of 24 watts and transconductance of 10.5K. The 6DQ6 is 18 watts and
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waltcates
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Re: SR-150 and SR-160 QRO modifications
Hi all, As I recall, there was a bit of a "horsepower" (er, Peak Envelope Power - PEP) thing going on during the late 60s and 70s where manufacturers focused on the 'peak' power (PEP) rather than
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Robert Kembel
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Re: S-85 refurbish: I've got a problem during the RF alignment of bands 1 and 2 - trimcaps don't peak!
Hi, Emanuele, I hope that you get as much enjoyment from your S-85 as I do from my S-40B. But Don brings up some interesting thoughts. We might all learn something from all of this. At one point you
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Maynard Wright
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Re: S-85 refurbish: I've got a problem during the RF alignment of bands 1 and 2 - trimcaps don't peak!
Emanuele, you can¡¯t get away with this without doing a post-mortem for the benefit of many many others that might go down your road starting where you started. [Smiley-face here] The coax has
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don Root
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Re: S-85 refurbish: I've got a problem during the RF alignment of bands 1 and 2 - trimcaps don't peak!
Hello Emanuele, So my intuition was right. Happy to know that all is good with your S-85 now. Case closed ! 73, Jacques, VE2JFE in Montreal MEA CULPA!! SORRY!! SORRY!! SORRY!! SORRY!! SORRY!! As
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Jacques_VE2JFE
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Re: SX-117 Power transformer Voltage
Hello Wolfgang, From the schematic and the "normal" voltages chart in the SX-117 manual, the primary +B voltage at C117B looks to be 200V. Which means a transformer HV secondary of 280Vct (140-0-140).
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Jacques_VE2JFE
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SX-117 Power transformer Voltage
Hello, I am restoring a SX-117. A former owner replaced the original transformer by a transformer with a primary voltage of 220 Volt. The secondary voltage of this transformer is much too high. I
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Wolfgang dk7cy
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Re: S-85 refurbish: I've got a problem during the RF alignment of bands 1 and 2 - trimcaps don't peak!
*MEA CULPA!!? SORRY!! SORRY!! SORRY!! SORRY!! SORRY!!* As Jacques suggested I had to double check the measuring setup. Nothing strange in there but a leap of imagination on my part: for convenience I
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Emanuele Girlando
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SR-150 and SR-160 QRO modifications
(Since this is a diversion from the original topic (SR-500 Tornado), I assigned a new topic.) Thanks, Bob and Walt, Since the SR-160 and SR-150 both use 12DQ6B finals, wouldn't the sockets be the same
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HF
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Re: S-85 refurbish: I've got a problem during the RF alignment of bands 1 and 2 - trimcaps don't peak!
Since you are having strange problems I would suggest not trusting rivets to make a good ground connection.? Much better to solder the riveted grounds to the chassis at the tube sockets and the
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Jim Whartenby
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Re: S-85 refurbish: I've got a problem during the RF alignment of bands 1 and 2 - trimcaps don't peak!
Hi Emanuele, I do not understand why the measurement of the L3 and C7A values can be good and the combination of the two so wrong. The only thing I do not see correct in your setup is the use of the
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Jacques_VE2JFE
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Re: SR-500 Tornado
For the 160-500 conversion, the correct power supply is the P-500 or the PS-500-AC. The PS-500A-AC does not have the bias adjustment. If you want to use later versions of the PS-500XXXXX then you will
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waltcates
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Re: SR-500 Tornado
Hi All, To wrap up part of this discussion, Walt Cates' repair guide for the SR-160/SR-500, section 9.11, lists the changes needed to convert the SR-160 to an SR-500. Other than some component
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Robert Kembel
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Re: S-85 refurbish: I've got a problem during the RF alignment of bands 1 and 2 - trimcaps don't peak!
*Jacques* , I repost the measuring setup: The RF probe is an active FET probe ( https://www.ebay.it/itm/334454149650?itmmeta=01JMQYZJDRAM0KEYJVF1A8M4WB&hash=item4ddf055212:g:Q3QAAOSwIipZzBvz ) with
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Emanuele Girlando
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Re: S-85 refurbish: I've got a problem during the RF alignment of bands 1 and 2 - trimcaps don't peak!
Jim Sorry about your fall, but you still take really good pics. R31 must have been a last minute addition, so no terminal block was available. Maybe parasitic resonance? Sent: Saturday, February 22,
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don Root
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Re: S-85 refurbish: I've got a problem during the RF alignment of bands 1 and 2 - trimcaps don't peak!
Ah, yes....the SR-10 and SR-11.......the 10 cost (if memory serves) about $120 and for another $10 (?) the SR-11 came with a 'pi' function key I have an almost totally intact SR-52 (mag card reader)
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Thomas Latimer
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Re: S-85 refurbish: I've got a problem during the RF alignment of bands 1 and 2 - trimcaps don't peak!
Good luck healing up. I have had a couple of much milder falls, they do a lot of damage. I wish I knew any magic about backs, you would be welcome. I have similar problems with lifting and also
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Richard Knoppow
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Re: S-85 refurbish: I've got a problem during the RF alignment of bands 1 and 2 - trimcaps don't peak!
Hi Emanuele! It takes me a bit of time to respond to these things... I had a serious fall in January and broke my back in 3 places so I am hobbling around in a back brace and cannot lift anything
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JThorusen
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