[Hammarlund] first SP-600 JX-26

[Bob Young]

Yes I thought so, I'm not going to power it up again until I've changed out 
all the bad caps, damn! Well, anyway for a consolation prize I picked up an 
SX-28A, powering it up right now on a variac and a DX-100 with a nice old 
Astastic mic with a base today, gotta hurry up and take the ham tests,

Bob Young


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Duane Fischer, W8DBF" <dfischer at usol.com>
To: "Bob Young" <youngbob53 at msn.com>
Sent: Wednesday, March 08, 2006 11:31 PM
Subject: Re: [Hammarlund] first SP-600 JX-26


> Sounds like bad capacitors - Time to get to work Bob!
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Bob Young" <youngbob53 at msn.com>
> To: "Ziegenbein, Randy" <rziegenbein at volcanotherapeutics.com>; 
> "hammarlund"
> <hammarlund at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 08, 2006 10:15 PM
> Subject: Re: [Hammarlund] first SP-600 JX-26
>
>
> > Yes it does but not instantly, it takes a few seconds to come back on.
> > Even if the RF gain is all the way down when I switch it to AVC it's 
> > clear
> > and blasts for a second or two becomes more and more distorted and then
> > blanks out, this take maybe 2-3 seconds total. It then seems to take a
> > second or two to recover after the AVC switch is shut off.
> >
> > Bob Young
> > Millbury, Ma
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Ziegenbein, Randy" <rziegenbein at volcanotherapeutics.com>
> > To: "Bob Young" <youngbob53 at msn.com>
> > Sent: Wednesday, March 08, 2006 11:19 AM
> > Subject: RE: [Hammarlund] first SP-600 JX-26
> >
> >
> > Does it come to life if you back off the rf gain?
> > 73, Randy
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: hammarlund-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> > [mailto:hammarlund-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Bob Young
> > Sent: Tuesday, March 07, 2006 11:14 PM
> > To: hammarlund
> > Subject: [Hammarlund] first SP-600 JX-26
> >
> > I got my first SP-600 today which incidentally was on ebay a few weeks
> > ago,
> > here are the problem(s):
> > The AVC does not work, when the switch is up in the AVC position, it
> > gets
> > very loud for a second or two, then gets very distorted and blanks out
> > all
> > the sound for a few seconds, even with the switch in AVC off then it
> > comes
> > back. It receives on all bands but is VERY insensitive and noisy on all
> > bands except for the bottom two bands and even there I'm sure it should
> > be
> > more sensitive. The dial calibration is excellent, everything is where
> > it
> > should be pretty much, WWV is at 2.5, BCB's are very close within a few
> > kHz.
> > Most of the tubes tested good although several tested marginal and one
> > (6AC7) tested dead. I can see why people fall in love with these radios,
> >
> > solid, solid, solid.
> > The lettering is black instead of white which must be a repaint, the
> > front
> > panel paint is nice, is there an easy way to repaint the lettering
> > white?
> > Maybe get some white enamel and wipe it into and across the engraved
> > letters
> > with a rag? I have seen and downloaded the cap article there and expect
> > to
> > do that and completely re tube it. Any help of hints advice will be
> > appreciated,
> >
> > here are some pictures of it which the former owner took:
> >
> > http://home.inreach.com/papillon/eBayPics/Hammerlund/
> >
> > Bob Young
> > Millbury, Ma
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