[Milsurplus] Re: ARC-1 reliablilty

[jay_coward at agilent.com]

One of these days I'll get mine going.I need the control head and connectors.I just received a dynamotor from Fair and a manual is on the way.Also need crystal(s).
 Jay

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[mailto:milsurplus-bounces at mailman.qth.net]On Behalf Of Kenneth G.
Gordon
Sent: Tuesday, August 03, 2004 2:01 PM
To: David Stinson; Milsurplus
Subject: [Milsurplus] Re: ARC-1 reliablilty


> I'm curious about the reliablity of the ARC-1.
> I got mine working years ago, but what a HUGE bunch of "stuff"
> is in that radio.  About two dozen 6AK5s IIRC.  Anyone
> ever heard if it was a maintainance problem?

I, and several others in Missoula, MT, got ARC-1s through ArmyMARS 
back in the 1960s. Several of us converted them for 12.6 volt filaments 
(amounts to a few jumpers in various places), and used them regularly.

I mounted the power transformer for mine in the dynamotor well, as it 
didn't come with a dyno.

I always wanted to use the autotune, but never did.

As I remember it, once we got them working, we had no further trouble 
at all with them. But, then again, we weren't operating them in a loud, 
vibrating, low pressure, "low-temperature environmental test chamber" 
(read, refrigerator), either.

Ken W7EKB
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