[Milsurplus] vibrator resurrection

[Al Klase]

Hue,

A 60-watt bulb is about right.  It limits the current to less than an 
amp, so all a dead short will do is light the bulb.  In my experience, a 
minute or so does the trick, but who knows.

See my page; 
http://www.skywaves.ar88.net/commrx/Maintenance/Waking%20Up.doc.pdf

73,
Al

On 3/13/2018 1:58 PM, Hubert Miller wrote:
>
> At the Puyallup hamfest I got to talking to Philip R., a Seattle area 
> mil vehicle enthusiast whom I'd sold
>
> an SCR-284 setup a couple years back. Phil really rocketed to Tech 
> Specialist rank, as he by now has
>
> repaired 3 BC-654 and other equipment ( his German Torn.E.b. receiver 
> at YouTube
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KruRu8rTRL0&feature=youtu.be
>
> Anyway he was telling me about repairing PE-104 supplies and getting 
> the vibrators back to life. He said
>
> the lightbulb and AC voltage kink works but sometimes takes up to 5-10 
> minutes. I didn't know that and
>
> in fact, I would have given up before then. Don't give up! is the lesson.
>
> Someone please remind me: what wattage bulb, and the AC goes to the 
> large pins, right? Never attempted
>
> this myself.
>
> -Hue
>
>
>
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-- 
Al Klase – N3FRQ
Jersey City, NJ
http://www.skywaves.ar88.net/

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