[Boatanchors] Drake 2-B refurb?

[Joe Connor]

I was going to recommend Hayseed Hamfest for a replacement for the can electrolytic but the website is down. I got a replacement can from them several years ago and it was a perfect fit. I hope they're still in business! The web address is www.hayseedhamfest.com

                                   Joe Connor



>________________________________
> From: Al Parker <anchor at ec.rr.com>
>To: Ian Wilson <ianmwilson73 at gmail.com> 
>Cc: boatanchors <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net> 
>Sent: Monday, February 18, 2013 4:55 PM
>Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] Drake 2-B refurb?
> 
>Hi Ian,
>    <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DrakeRadio/> is the most (VERY) active, 
>and a very good one, technically.  Little extraneous 'stuff'.
>    Donnie Garrett is a good source of replacement parts for the 2 series. 
><http://www.2bradioparts.com/> including a filter cap module.
>73,
>
>Al, W8UT
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>"There is nothing -- absolutely nothing -- half so much
>worth doing as simply messing about in boats"
>Ratty, to Mole
>
>On 2/18/2013 4:45 PM, Ian Wilson wrote:
>> I have a Drake 2-B that suffers from the tuning mechanism sticking
>> occasionally (only when I put the radio back in the case, it seems to me).
>>
>> This is a nice radio but there are a few things that I'd like to do:
>>    - replace the electrolytics before they damage the wimpy power transformer
>>    - clean the dusty and slightly corroded copper top surface of the chassis
>>    - improve the operation of the nasty slide switches
>>
>> I'm sure there are Drake-specific groups somewhere. Which is the most
>> active/best?
>>
>> 73, ian K3IMW
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