[Central-Electronics] 100V or 200V?

[W2HX]

Thanks. It seems the voice/carrier calibrate is still available on the 200V, just as a knob position instead of a switch.  Yes, the 1/3 the qty produced, I wonder if that has any significant effect on the value.  Or whether the perception (or reality) that the 200V was a lower cost 100V to try to help Zenith break even on CE negates the rarity effect.

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From: Robert Nickels [mailto:ranickel at comcast.net] 
Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2014 10:54 PM
To: W2HX; W9RAN at oneradio.net; central-electronics at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Central-Electronics] 100V or 200V?

On 4/1/2014 9:23 PM, W2HX wrote:
> What about the "rarity" part of this? 1500 100v's vs 500 200v's? Also I hear the 200V is easier to work on.
Eugene,

I just  happened to be looking at Nick Tusa's excellent webpage and will just pass along what he says about this:
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A total of fifteen hundred 100Vs and five hundred 200Vs were manufactured. Due to their limited product and relatively high price
($800 in 1959) few were ever scrapped and most survive, today.
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> Also, could you enumerate the missing features? What I've found is the meter doesn't have RF amps or LINE voltage capabilities.  What else does it lack?
Best I've been able to tell (I don't have a 200V) the main external difference is the removal of the lever switches to the right and left of 
the main tuning knob on the 200V.   These allow the choice of voice or 
carrier for calibration (which I like) and the added metering (line volts and PA current in addition to watts). Internally, the 200V uses solid state rectifiers and has a little different tube line up, but the 
same driver and finals.   I've been all through the 100V and found it 
quite easy to work on - it's clear that CE went to extra lengths to 
facilitate troubleshooting and modularity.    Just comparing the two 
product brochures the construction looks pretty much identical, but maybe Nick or someone can jump in if I"m missing something.

Of course some collectors will probably pay more for the 200V just because only 1/3 as many were made!

73, Bob W9RAN


Of course there are collectors who might pay more for the 200V due to rarity,