[Heathkit] HW-8

[David Stinson]

I just repaired a receiver with this problem.
One end of the "Volume" pot was open.
Replaced the pot and all is well

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rick" <rickb at tx.rr.com>
To: <heathkit at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, November 23, 2013 3:46 PM
Subject: [Heathkit] HW-8


>I dusted off my old HW-8 today to do a little QRP work. It's been a while,
> maybe a couple of years, since I last fired it up. All works beautifully
> except it seems to have a little quirk I don't remember from before. I 
> can't
> turn down the volume completely. With the RF Gain at max (FCW) and the AF
> Gain and minimum (FCC) I still get a loud enough signal to operate with. 
> Now
> I'm getting long in the tooth and my hearing is not that good, so it is
> likely pretty loud. Has anyone experienced this? I thought I'd ask before
> looking. It doesn't hamper the operation of the if at all, but I'd like to
> have it working 100% correctly.
>
> Thanks for any help offered.
>
> 73,
> Rick/K5IAR
>
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