[Heathkit] Heathkit Power Transformers

[Glen Zook]

Most of the equipment didn't have overloaded power transformers.  For some reason, the DX-35 and DX-40 did.  However, in the DX-60 the power transformers do not usually fail.  Same for the DX-20.  I haven't heard of any real problems in the DX-100 series or Apache.  At least mine are still going strong.  Same for the SB- Line and the HP-23 series power supplies.
 
Glen, K9STH Website:  http://k9sth.com


________________________________
 From: William Houghton <rdrbill at pacbell.net>
To: heathkit at mailman.qth.net 
Sent: Monday, January 30, 2012 7:01 PM
Subject: Re: [Heathkit] Heathkit Power Transformers
 
I just read the sad story of the demise of the DX-40 power transformer and Glen 
Zook's comments that they often failed after just a few weeks. This begs the 
question as to whether most Heathkit ham gear was powered by undersized power 
transformers? Yet, here we are 30 to 40 yrs later and a lot of pieces have 
survived with the original transformers still buzzing & humming for our hamming.
 
73,
Bill, WA6NEQ
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