[Heathkit] Heath HX-10 Marauder restoration

[Carl Nord WA1KPD]

Rick,
While I have it open I do the electrolytics. I restored a 140X (from Hosstraders!) about 8 years ago, got it running fine with the existing electrolytics and about 3 months later they died. Had to open it all back up and put new ones in. Now I just replace them while I am in there.

I am doing Marauder I got at Nearfest this year from Jerry K1*** (AMer from Maine- his call escapes me now). If you have not seen the ER mods you should look at them. Email me for more info if needed.

Finally does one of your donor units have the Heathkit logo? I need one for my Apache 
73
Carl
WA1KPD 

----- Original Message -----
From: Rick Poole <wa1rkt at arrl.net>
To: heathkit at mailman.qth.net
Sent: Mon, 26 Dec 2011 00:34:05 -0000 (UTC)
Subject: [Heathkit] Heath HX-10 Marauder restoration


I am about to begin restoration of my Heath HX-10 Marauder and have a 
couple of questions.

History is... bought it at NEARfest (big semi-annual hamfest in New 
Hampshire) maybe four years ago for a cheap price.  The seller told 
me he had used it as recently as two weeks prior.  I have not plugged 
it in or turned it on since I got it... some other things distracted 
me and I ended up putting it on the back burner for a while.

There are some fairly extensive and undocumented modifications, 
allegedly to make it more useable on RTTY, which is the other reason 
I didn't turn it on... I'd like to restore it to it's original 
configuration before doing that.  Fortunately I have a good quality 
manual reprint (though I'd like it if the schematic was clearer) and 
two other parts donor units to use for reference.

So, first question is... Should I just replace all of the 
electrolytics and not bother with the variac / "bring it up slowly 
and hope for the best" routine?  I have no special interest in 
keeping it looking 100 percent original and "correct"... this thing 
will never be "museum quality" anyway... so I don't mind if the 
replacement electrolytics don't look original.

I'm putting in yet another Mouser order tomorrow and wanted to add 
these to the order if necessary.

Thanks...

Rick WA1RKT
  

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