[ARC5] BC-221 frequency meter

[J. Forster]

You ONLY hear the crystal at or near the Cal points. Have you tried tuning
through them? They are listed in the Cal book.

-John

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> Alright before I start, you have to promise not to laugh at me.
>
> I bought this freq. meter and when I powered it up with my Heath PS-4, I
> read the wrong scale on the meter and applied ~300v B+. Oops. So I saw a
> little smoke and thought I fried one of the old fixed caps, so I recapped
> it.
>
> Now it worked at that high voltage and it works after the recap, but I get
> nothing out of it when I put it in the Crystal position. Am I right in
> assuming I have fried the crystal? Everything else works fine.
>
> Does anyone have a spare xtal they would be willing to sell?
>
> Tnx,
>
> Robert
> KG4KGL
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