[Boatanchors] Globe Scout 40A Update

[Richard Knoppow]

     I can see what you mean. This looks like a receiver 
capacitor. My guess is that it was rated for about 600 volts 
but probably was tested at well above that. Congratulations 
on the fix.  As far as sound, the AM transmitters I hear on 
the Western AM net are all over the place. Microphones make 
a difference. The Ranger I hear is somewhat shrill sounding 
but that's about right for cutting through the noise.  One 
fellow has an old broadcast transmitter that sounds quite 
mellow.  Unfortunately there is so much noise on 75 at my 
QTH that its sometimes hard to tell.  The receiver is an RCA 
AR-88 which has wide band capability and decent, but not 
hi-fi, audio.


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Richard Knoppow
Los Angeles
WB6KBL
dickburk at ix.netcom.com
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve" <VE7SL at shaw.ca>
To: <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Friday, June 21, 2013 6:35 PM
Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] Globe Scout 40A Update


> Over the past few days I have tackled this 'arcing' plate 
> cap problem again. I removed both the plate and loading 
> caps and gave them a thorough bath in warm sudsy water and 
> a low temperature oven drying. I was able to lightly 
> burnish the arcing area with some 1000 grit aluminum oxide 
> paper and since both caps were identical, I swapped places 
> in case there was still a small carbon trace remaining. 
> Re-testing at full power on both phone and CW revealed no 
> further arcing...yeah!
>
> After replacing an arcing PHONE-CW switch earlier as well 
> as moving the plate meter from the plate line to the 
> cathode line I am just about ready to button it all up and 
> start using it...but...if I let it sit for a day or two, 
> I'll likely muster enough enthusiasm to have one more 
> crack at it and change the 6V6 oscillator over to the 
> glorious 6AG7 , thus enabling easy VFO operation with my 
> VF-1.
>
> For those asking about the spacing of these two 
> capacitors, I have temporarily posted a link to a picture 
> of the problem variable.
>
> http://members.shaw.ca/ve7sl/scoutplate
>
>
> I still shake my head in disbelief that these things don't 
> arc over ALL of the time as they simply could not be any 
> closer spaced.
>
> Thanks for everyone's suggestions and encouragement.
>
> Steve / 73
>
> PS...I have been told that the audio sounds as good as the 
> Ranger, which I find hard to believe but I'll take it :-))
>