[ARC5] Purpose For Scott Receivers

[Meir WF2U]

Ken, 

It's easy to open them. The lids are soldered, a higher wattage iron(I have a 400 w) will help reduce the heating time. The filler is beeswax, I collected it in a container and poured it back into the bathtub after the 600 VDC mylar caps were soldered in - it prevents strain from the cap suspended by the leads. Not that the radio would be subjected to vibrations like on a ship... Resoldering the lid is also easy.

Good luck with it!

73, Meir WF2U

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On Mar 11, 2019, 2:18 PM, at 2:18 PM, "Kenneth G. Gordon" <kgordon2006 at frontier.com> wrote:
>On 11 Mar 2019 at 13:52, Meir Ben-Dror WF2U wrote:
>
>>     Recently I acquired a nice SLR-F which I have yet to turn on and
>evaluate for faulty caps, etc.
>>     Once that is done, it'll replace the RCH in the Liberty Ship
>console.
>>     I like the RCH, it is stable, sounds great - both CW and AM, and
>has more than adequate 
>>     sensitivity, especially on the lower bands. To deal with its very
>mediocre selectivity, I use a dual 
>>     active audio filter for CW, when the band is crowded. It makes
>all the difference!
>>     73, Meir WF2U
>>     Landrum, SC
>
>Thank you for this info, Meir. I have always liked those RCH/SLR-F
>receivers which I have 
>used over the years. I hope to have at least one of mine back in
>operation this year.
>
>Some of the bathtub caps in the main RCH I have here are bad. I'll do
>as you have done 
>and will open them, and replace the caps with modern ones, then will
>reseal.
>
>vy 73 for now,
>
>Ken W7EKB
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