[ARC5] Command Receivers conversion products from N3LLL

[Bill Cotter]

Scott,

I saw the ARC-5 terminal strips, SS Dynamotor, 
and control panel products in Huntsville at the 
hamfest in 2019. I ordered them by contacting Tom 
at his n3lll at kitparts.com and he gave me a quote 
which I paid with PayPal.

At the time, he offered bare boards and complete 
capacitor kits. The parts are all first rate and 
made the conversion clean and tidy.

73 Bill N4LG


At 02:55 PM 7/5/2021, you wrote:
>This is a great way to preserve and use the 
>radio.  A purist can keep the
>cans for preservation's sake if he wishes.
>Are these still available from N3LLL?  His very 
>ancient website doesn’t
>state so.
>
>73,
>Scott W7SVJ
>
>-----Original Message-----
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><arc5-bounces at mailman.qth.net> On Behalf
>Of Bill Cotter
>Sent: Monday, July 5, 2021 9:41 AM
>To: ARC-5 <arc5 at mailman.qth.net>
>Cc: ARC-5 <arc5 at mailman.qth.net>; gewhite at crosslink.net
>Subject: Re: [ARC5] Waking up Command Receivers
>
>Likewise, I never restuff the cans, I find the 
>reward less than the effort.
>What I have used on the last six ARC-5 receivers 
>are the recap kits from
>N3LLL. See attached. They are modestly priced 
>and make a quick and tidy job
>of recapping.
>
>n3lll at kitparts.com
>
>73 Bill N4LG
>
>
>
>At 11:53 AM 7/5/2021, Mark K3MSB wrote:
> >I never repot the caps.  I just replace them with individual
> >capacitors.    Recapping the SCR-274N 
> receivers is straightforward
> >and takes just a few hours time (if you're slow like me.....).
> >
> >
> >
> >On Mon, Jul 5, 2021 at 11:49 AM J Mcvey
> ><<mailto:ac2eu at yahoo.com>ac2eu at yahoo.com> wrote:
> >
> >Yes the caps tend to be very leaky. The big ones
> >on the power lines will go dead short all of
> >sudden- even after the radio has been on a while!
> >If you intend to use the radio, definitely
> >consider re-potting all of the caps. The
> >performance will probably improve also.
> >I use a pipe cutter to make a clean cut, but a
> >hack saw will work too...
> >
> >I've has less problems with the resistors, but
> >that may depend on how the radio was stored.
> >On Monday, July 5, 2021, 11:27:34 AM EDT,
> ><<mailto:gewhite at crosslink.net>gewhite at crosslink.net> wrote:
> >
> >
> >I have a couple of power supplies for the
> >AN/ARC-5 and SCR-274N that plug into the
> >dynamotor receptacle and  are powered by 110
> >volts AC. One was made by the lab at Aircraft
> >Radio Corp and I made the other myself.
> >Reasonably neat construction. I want $50 each
> >plus postage. - Gordon Eliot White, po box 129,
> >Hardyville, VA 23070 804-695-4628
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >-------- Original Message --------
> >Subject: Re: [ARC5] Waking up Command Receivers
> >From: Mark K3MSB <<mailto:mark.k3msb at gmail.com>mark.k3msb at gmail.com>
> >Date: Mon, July 05, 2021 5:48 am
> >To:
> >Cc: ARC-5 <<mailto:arc5 at mailman.qth.net>arc5 at mailman.qth.net>
> >
> >Alternatively, you could just use a 28V
> >dynamotor powered off of a 24 V supply  (or
> >build a 28V linear supply as I did).  28V
> >Supplies are pretty cheap on Amazon (just be
> >sure to bypass the output lines as these are switching supplies).
> >
> >In Feb 2020, using a stock BC-453B,  I logged
> >68 NDBs during a weekend listening sprint with
> >the receiver connected to my 160M INV-L antenna.
> >
> >73 Mark K3MSB
> >
> >
> >
> >On Sat, Jul 3, 2021 at 11:19 AM Al Klase
> ><<mailto:ark at ar88.net>ark at ar88.net> wrote:
> >Gang,
> >
> >We all have these things languishing in our
> >collections.  Here's how to use one without
> >building up a complete system.
> ><http://www.skywaves.ar88.net/homebrew/ARC-5_PS 
> /ARC-5_PS.html>http://www.sk
>ywaves.ar88.net/homebrew/ARC-5_PS/ARC-5_PS.html
> >Let me know if you have comments or corrections.
> >
> >73,
> >Al
> >
> >--
> >
> >Al Klase - N3FRQ
> >
> >Jersey City, NJ
> >
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