[Drake] Drake 2B modification question

[Al Parker]

Hi Les,
    It's a great receiver, & the 2BQ makes it almost unbeatable for a
knowledgeable operator, which you are.  I'm surprized your earlier one
wasn't great.
    I've owned 5 or 6 2A's & 2B's, don't remember ever seeing, or hearing
of, that mod.  Sounds like they may be regulating everything at 150v, which
is the normal highest in the 2B, then taking off at the original dividers
for the lower voltages.  Might make a good rcvr even better.  Does the OA2
have any trouble firing, or does the SS rectifier supply enough to get it
going, it wants abt 185v to it, thru a dropping resistor, which might be
pretty small in the 2B setup.
73,
Al, W8UT
New Bern, NC
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----- Original Message -----
From: <R274C@aol.com>
> I recently obtained another Drake 2B/2BQ combo. It is very clean and works
> better than the other 2B I owned a few years ago. As I always do with any
> recently obtained receiver, I removed it from the cabinet, tested the
tubes, used a
> little de-oxit and checked voltages. I noticed the 6X4 rectifier tube had
been
> solid stated when looking at the underside of the chassis. Upon turning it
> over, I found that the 6X4 tube had been replaced with a OA2 regulator
tube. All
> voltages appear fine, so my question is, is this a common modification? It
is
> stable from turn on, much more so than any R4 series receiver that I have
> owned over the years and far better than the previously owned 2B.
>
> Thanks for any light you might be able to shed on this modification.
>
> Les Locklear
> Gulfport, Ms.