[Boatanchors] Johnson Ranger R35

[Rob Atkinson]

yeah I think it's a problem--it appears to be the only bleeder on the
B+ supply.  You don't think you need that?  It's also a variable
resistor that appears to set a bias voltage on the screen of a 6AQ5
tube.  I am not that familiar with the Ranger but I looked at a
schematic of one and got that far.

73

Rob
K5UJ

On Fri, Feb 21, 2014 at 11:11 PM,  <hwhall at compuserve.com> wrote:
>  I have a question about removing R35. It's the bleeder resistor on the power supply, I see, and I assume that the original designers selected that for a particular reason, otherwise they wouldn't be wasting all that energy n heart. I assume that it was intended to provide the minimum load on the power supply when the transmit key was open, improving the voltage regulation. Are there no problems with removing that min load and the increased swing in supply output voltage?
>
>
> Wayne
> WB4OGM
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jbrannig &lt;Jbrannig at verizon.net&gt;
> To: Mr Bill Mellema &lt;n3wm at yahoo.com&gt;; Boat Anchors &lt;boatanchors at mailman.qth.net&gt;
> Sent: Fri, Feb 21, 2014 5:20 am
> Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] Johnson Ranger  R35
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>
> Bill,
> Try this site.  I followed Phil's advice on my Ranger restoration and it
> works very well.
>
> http://www.ad5x.com/images/Articles/Ranger%20Mods.pdf
>
> 73,
> Jim
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mr Bill Mellema
> Sent: Thursday, February 20, 2014 3:53 PM
> To: Boat Anchors
> Subject: [Boatanchors] Johnson Ranger R35
>
> I have a nice Ranger and need to replace R35 the large cause of heat. I'm
> looking for a simple solution and would appreciate any inputs.
>
> Thanks In Advance..
>
> Bill N3WM
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