[Boatanchors] DX-100 Post Script

[rayfri]

Gee whiz ....!!!   Sounds like the best thing to do is to just throw the 
whole thing out as untrustworthy... HI HI

JUST KIDDING!!    I happen to have a DX 100 and wouldnt get rid of it 
for anything...


w6om at cox.net wrote:

>Once again thanks to all of you for your assitance in this most recent restoration project. A few valuable lessons I learned.
>1. Never trust old mica caps, regardless how good they look. Replace them all.
>2. Never trust old disc ceramic caps regardless how good they look, replace them all.
>3. Never trust old shunt resisitors, replace them all.
>4. Never trust old carbon comp resisitors regardless what your ohm meter says. Replace them.
>With that said, the power supplies solid stated, audio section modified and a neat PTT circuit Glen Zook helped me with the old DX-100 is holding court on 40 meters AM in the mornings and sounding better than before.
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>Happy Holidays to all.
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>Ron Weaver - W6OM
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