[Heathkit] SB-200/SB-201 Parts Needed

[Tom Chesek]

The connections for each position on the front and rear wafers are tied
together when soldering wires to the lugs. I don't know why Heath shows it
the way they do on the schematic.

Tom K3TVC


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Chris Codella, W2PA" <w2pa at arrl.net>
To: <heathkit at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, January 06, 2008 11:47 AM
Subject: Re: [Heathkit] SB-200/SB-201 Parts Needed


> Jim,
>
> That wafer is a 2P5T on one side, and on the other side has 5-positions
> 2-poles where one position per pole is un-shorted in each position, the
> rest are all connected together (from both poles), but it appears from
> the schematic that this side is not connected to anything at all.  I
> don't have my SB-200 open at the moment so, if possible, someone else on
> the list please confirm that this is actually the case.
>
> Usually the only place to get a replacement is from another SB-200.  But
> there are switch makers who make stackable rotary switches who might be
> able to sell you a replacement.  The problem there is that these things
> are usually self-contained units with their own shaft (Grayhill, for
> example http://www.grayhill.com/Rotary/).  In that case, you'd have to
> cut the existing shaft short, mount the new switch on the back chassis
> panel, and connect the two shafts with a coupler.  Could be done.  You'd
> have to check out the dimensions.
>
> Electroswitch also makes rotary switches and wafers - their "open frame"
> style.  It might be worth checking with them.
>
> 73,
> Chris, W2PA
>
>
> Jim Brown wrote:
> > Hello,
> > I am looking for the rear Wafer 'C' that is located at the rear of the
> > tank coil band switch.  I found out that the rear Wafer was
> > cracked when I took it out to install a tank coil band switch ass'y.
This is
> > for a Heathkit SB-200.
> > Let me know if this part is available.
> > 73 K8WVB Jim
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
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