[Heathkit] Re SB310 Receiver

[john]

>I check all of the big
>resistors in this area with the touch of my finger for heat and that 3 watt
>330 ohm resistor sure is hot to the point that i do not want to hold my
>finger there very long. Is this normal? 


Sounds like just the bleeder on the filter caps. Up the value to 560K or
so, at
the same wattage, and it should run cooler. Just make sure you wait a few 
extra time constants for the filter cap to discharge before you go pokin'
around
under the hood...o/w no negative affect.

73
John wb5oau/4