[Milsurplus] vibrator resurrection

[B. Smith]

    That would  be my article on the RCA power supply and vibrator 
testing, substitution, and rejuvenation. "RCA AVA-126A Power Supply, ER 
August  2014 page 18.
k4che

On 3/13/2018 9:21 PM, Steve Gajkowski kd3ht wrote:
>
> Does anyone remember which article an over view of this technique was 
> part of in ER?
>
> Can’t find a reference in the index.
>
> I think it was part of an article by Jeep or Jack, but vibrator wasn’t 
> in the title of the article.
>
> I looked through the pages with AVT-112 and associated receiver but 
> wasn’t there..
>
> perhaps in 2014 year??
>
> Steve
>
> *From:*milsurplus-bounces at mailman.qth.net 
> [mailto:milsurplus-bounces at mailman.qth.net] *On Behalf Of *Al Klase
> *Sent:* Tuesday, March 13, 2018 1:18 PM
> *To:* milsurplus at mailman.qth.net
> *Subject:* Re: [Milsurplus] vibrator resurrection
>
> 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
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> http://www.skywaves.ar88.net/
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