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WA5CAB--- via ARC5 arc5 at mailman.qth.net
Fri Jun 20 02:26:06 EDT 2014


The D-401 dynamotor is probably from a TCS dynamotor supply.  It will work 
OK but its output is a nominal 400 VDC.  So power out will be a little 
lower.

Your receiver must be an R-26, not T-26.

On the 1625 tube socket problem, although I have never tried it in a 
Command Set transmitter, you should be able to open up the crimp holding the 
remains of the original 7-pin socket and transplant one out of one of your parts 
cadavers.  Same procedure you would use to open up a vibrator or a standard 
cylindrical canned electrolytic capacitor.

Robert Downs - Houston
wa5cab dot com (Web Store)
MVPA 9480

In a message dated 06/20/2014 01:10:03 AM Central Daylight Time, 
arc5 at mailman.qth.net writes: 
> Hello all,
> My name is Jim, my call sign is AC2EU and I'm the new kid on the block.
> 
> I have quite a bit of electronic troubleshooting and repair experience, 
> but I found this ARC5 project a bit more daunting than I thought it would be. 
> The problem is mainly all of the "hacking" that was done to these poor 
> unfortunate radios over the years. So far I only have one T-26 ARC5 receiver 
> working on 12v ( with dynamotor) in a modified ARC15 dual rack ( can't find 
> an original).
> 
> My goal is to have a mobile 40/80 meter transmitter/receiver pair in racks 
> . ( I found a 12V transmit dynamotor d401 that will probably suffice). Has 
> anybody ever used one of these?
> 
> The BC 696 transmitter had its 1625 socket changed to ceramic. That would 
> be OK, but one of them is octal for some oddball mod that was done on it.  
> Apparently, the tube is a bit wider than other tubes of this era, so the 
> question is...where do I get another ceramic socket? 
> I've got lots more isssues than that this, but this transmitter is the 
> most restoreable one except for the socket problem, rewiring it with original 
> components shouldn't be problem, since I have a few other basket cases to 
> pull parts from.
> 
> Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.
> BTW, I have a way of re-stuffing the bathtub caps. If this is of interest 
> to the group, let me know and will provide the details.
> 


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