[Collins] Collins 32v3

[zilassoc at sbcglobal.net]

Bill,

This is possibly one of the most difficult pieces of Collins gear to restore 
and work on!

It weighs 110 pounds and is not easily manageable on a workbench.

It is loaded with those old mica postage stamp capacitors that have lived 
their useful life by now.

These caps are in 'almost' inaccessible places under the bandswitch or 
hidden inside coil covers.

The Erie ceramic trimmers are a high failure rate item and a nightmare to 
rebuild or find replacements.

The B+ wiring was done with some kind of wire that disintegrates totally 
with time and shorts the B+ to chassis.

Did I mention that it weighs 110 pounds?

Anyway enough of the negative stuff. When you get it working, it punches out 
one heck of a strong good sounding AM signal. I used mine all the time of 
the CCA 10 AM net several years ago when the band was open.

Good Luck

Vy 73

Pete Zilliox

K5PZ/6

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill Campbell" <wd4hen at bellsouth.net>
To: <collins at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2007 9:36 PM
Subject: [Collins] Collins 32v3


Hello All,

I have complete 32v3 that i would like to get working.  I know next to 
nothing about it's history.  The fellow I got it from thought it was a 
receiver hi hi.  He did say it had been sitting in a barn for years.  This I 
believe since it was filled with acrons when I pulled it out of the cabinet. 
The cabinet is in rough condition but I can refinish it with little (a 
lot!!) work.  The front cleaned up very nicely and I got the trash from 
inside.  Here is my problem, my technical skills are not where near 
sophisticated enough to restore this unit to working condition.  So I am 
looking for someone within driving distance with the knowledge and 
sophisication to do the job right.  This unit is way too nice to be parted 
out or junked.  If you know someone or you would be willing to work with me 
on the restoration I would like to hear from you. All ideas and/or 
suggestions will be greatly appreciated.

Bill - WD4HEN
Florence, Alabama
256-760-4253

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