[Heathkit] SB-200 Talk Back

[peter A Markavage]

Funny you should mention Amana refrigerator. We picked up a new one about
3 years ago. The original Amana lasted (wife's words) 27 years. It's now
in the basement keeping my beer cold. As you point out , these new
refrigerators make some of the weirdest and darnest noises during the
running cycle and especially when it went to cut off and then to standby.
Ours makes sounds like submarine sonar, does various renditions of
gurgling and bubbling type sounds, and also various swishing sounds at
various speeds. Amana customer support assured me this was "normal" for
today's refrigerators and after several years(undefined) of operation
should not be noticeable. It's still weird when you hear it late at night
when all is quiet.

Today's refrigerators have their own version of talk-back. Now, if my
lamps or the oven start talking back, it's time to call in the Exorcist.

Pete, wa2cwa

On Mon, 11 Oct 2004 06:33:20 -0400 "Duane Fischer, W8DBF"
<dfischer at usol.com> writes:
> Come on Peter, you know as well as I do that it is Gremlins lurking 
> in there.
> All because somebody ran a batch of ceramic capacitors on October 
> 31st The
> official Magician's holiday. (True. Check your calendar.) So instead 
> of working
> magically, they got jinxed. 
> 
> I've got an Amanna refrigerator that people swear is talking. I must 
> admit it
> does make some strange sounds that do sound like ... Well, the 
> service guy says
> they all sound like this nowadays, less insulation for sound, but 
> greater
> efficiency. What I can't figure out is why he kept crossing himself? 
> (chuckle)
> 
> ----------
> From: peter A Markavage <manualman at juno.com>
> To: heathkit at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [Heathkit] SB-200 Talk Back
> Date: Sunday, October 10, 2004 9:57 PM
> 
> You know you "get no respect" when even the ceramic capacitors talk 
> back
> to you.
> 
> As Mark indicated, it's probably the plate blocking cap. Changing it 
> out
> is probably the only solution.
> Pete, wa2cwa
> 
> On Sun, 10 Oct 2004 09:23:14 -0400 wb8jkr at juno.com writes:
> >   Its probably the plate blocking capacitor, they
> > have been known to do that in rare circumstances.
> >  It doesn't necessarily indicate a problem, its just
> > a trait of some ceramic capacitors.
> > 
> > 73,  Mark  WB8JKR
> > 
> > 
> > On Sun, 10 Oct 2004 09:14:11 -0400 "Stephen Goldberg"
> > <w2imf at worldnet.att.net> writes:
> > > Dear List,
> > > 
> > > My SB-200 talks back to me on 15 meters.  It doesn't seem to 
> come 
> > 
> > > from
> > > transformer but from the tube compartment.  It's not arcing and 
> 
> > > signal is
> > > not distorted in any manner.  Has anyone had this problem and if 
> 
> > so, 
> > > what's
> > > the solution?
> > > 
> > > Thanks in advance.
> > > Steve W4IMF
> 
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