[ARC5] BC-454-B Power

[Robert Jenkins]

Just curious is all. Let it be known that I was only talking about making this or any conversion on a well hacked piece of equipment, which is all I have. :D

Robert 
KG4KGL 

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> On Jul 19, 2021, at 12:50, Al Klase <ark at ar88.net> wrote:
> 
>  Robert,
> 
> Well, maybe not stupid, but why would you want to?  Appropriate power supplies are pretty easy to find or gin up in this day and age.
> I think most of us are in favor of making minimal changes to the radio.
> 
> It was different when we were kids.  There is a article in Vol 1 of the Surplus Conversion Manual making a 24-volt BC-946 (BCB RX)  into a 6-volt car radio. Parallel heaters, 6-volt tubes, plus a vibrator power supply for B+.
> 
> Just run the heaters from a 24-volt doorbell transformer and relax.
> 
> Al
> 
> 
> On 7/19/2021 12:21 PM, Robert Jenkins wrote:
>> Mr. Gordon,
>> 
>> Why is converting the receiver to all parallel filaments a stupid idea?
>> 
>> Just curious,
>> 
>> Robert Jenkins
>> KG4KGL 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>> On Jul 19, 2021, at 11:54, Kenneth G. Gordon <kgordon2006 at frontier.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> In any case, as far as I am concerned, converting the radio to use either 6 V tubes, or to 
>>> change to all parallel filaments are really stupid ideas.
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