[Heathkit] Dumb speaker question

[Wayne Harrah]

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An SB-310 or an SB-102 "SHOULD" receive as well as an FT-101 or a
TS-520.
An alignment would be beneficial, HOWEVER, you'll most likely also find 
resistors and some capacitors have gone significantly out of spec.
It will be a dual effort.  I'd suggest first checking component values, 
especially the resistors, before performing an alignment.

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This will sound like its right out of a "Mr. Obvious" script, but need a
clarification on philosophy in restoring Bas... I learned a long time
ago from my Elmer that in checking resistances, you have to isolate the
device being measured from the rest of the circuit... which means there
is likely a lot of invasive lead-cutting and re-soldering to restore
connections, is there not?  If so, it seems to me that just going ahead
and replacing each component might be the smart thing to do.

What is the general concensus on that endeavor?  Is that a wise move
once one decides to go thru the radio, to just replace every resistor
and cap? Seems like a daunting job, but at the same time your reply
makes it sound worthwhile.

Thanks.
Wayne, ke0ms