[Heathkit] SB-200 Inspection/Prep?

[Constantine Thomas]

In any amplifier, the first thing I would do is check the idle curent.
WA1WLA

----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul R. Hvidston" <N6MGN@arrl.net>
To: "List-Heathkit" <Heathkit@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, April 06, 2002 10:47 PM
Subject: [Heathkit] SB-200 Inspection/Prep?


> I picked up an SB-200 that looks pretty good at an estate sale for
> next-to-nothing and would like advice on what to do and how to bring it up
> before placing it into service. It'll get a thorough cleaning and
inspection
> (one of the parasitic chokes was never soldered!!!). I downloaded the
manual
> from BAMA:
> ftp  bama.sbc.edu/downloads/heath/sb200/  (thanks, BAMA!)
> and have been searching the web for discussion, mods and retrofit kits.
> Harbach Electronics looks like a great source for upgrades:
> www.harbachelectronics.com/
> Other great sites I've seen are:
> www.palacenet.net/home/mules/sb200.html
>
www.fvh.accessus.net/~dwentz/heathkit/service_bulletins/heathkit-sb-sb200.tx
> t
> home.gci.net/~rnorgard/ampnotes.html
>
> Anyway, advice/suggestions/help cheerfully accepted. BTW, the exciter will
> be a TS-430S, an Astro-103, or someday when I get around to restoring it,
an
> HT-37.
>
> 73
> Paul, N6MGN
>
>
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