[Boatanchors] Heathkit SB 610 CRT Tube

[AI2Q]

Back when I was a Heathkit service technician, we'd come across these CRTs 
with bad connections in the tube base affecting the filament pins. Check to 
see that the soldering hasn't deteriorated within the tube base itself 
before your condemn the CRT.

Vy 73, AI2Q, Alex in Maine
ARRL, FOC 1861, AWA, QRP-L 687
http://users.adelphia.net/~alexmm/ai2q.htm

----- Original Message ----- 
From: Ian Wilson
To: w6om at cox.net ; boatanchors at mailman.qth.net
Sent: Monday, November 20, 2006 11:14 AM
Subject: RE: [Boatanchors] Heathkit SB 610 CRT Tube


Hi Ron,

You see these on eBay occasionally. Recent prices are in the range $20-$90.

A much better deal than either of these would probably be to pick up a
complete SB-610 (around $60-120 recently on eBay).

Are you sure that the CRT went south? I would be suspicious of the HV
components including the transformer (unless it's something obvious such as
no heater conductivity).

Hope this helps.

73, ian K3IMW