[Boatanchors] Replacing 866s with 3B28s

David C. Hallam dhallam at knology.net
Wed Dec 29 15:44:58 EST 2010


3B28's are a direct replacement, but flickering blue lights are a lot 
more interesting. If you really want to replace them, get the solid 
state replacement, also a direct replacement. I forget the number. 
That's what I have in my Invader 2000.

David
KW4DH

On 12/29/2010 3:21 PM, bill kipping wrote:
> Hi to the group.  I want to replace the 866 rectifiers in the Johnson Valiant with 3B28s (blue tubes are scary!). Any thoughts or experiences pro or con. TNX Bill
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