[Boatanchors] DX-100 Post Script

[Jim Brannigan]

Amen to all...these parts are not getting any younger.
I picture a DX-100 with nothing but tie points and tube sockets...gee just 
like the Heath manual pictures!!!

Jim


> 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.
>>
>>Happy Holidays to all.
>>
>>Ron Weaver - W6OM
>>
>>www.qsl.net/w6om
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