[R-390] The infamous or notorious Ballast Tube

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Why even go thru the resistor hassles? Wire is easier.

I have one with the ballast tube and its been transported in the back of my
truck quite a few times. The filament has held up.



Barry


> The Equine Assault and Battery begins again!  Sigh.
> 
> First - I can't get to the Pearls.
> 
> Second - We wnet through the serious technical discussions, THEN lapsed
> into one of OUR notorious wholly irreverent threads a little while back.
> 
> A bit of advice - Once you've used a ballast tube, DON'T remotely
> contemplate moving the radio much at all!  I firmly believe that the
> iron filament takes on a brittle tendency.  When I have ever moved one
> after use, I ALWAYS remove it from the radio very carefully, and package
> it separately.
> 
> The 47 ohm, or for that matter a 50 ohm, 5 or 10 watt resistor betweens
> pins 2 and 7 works VERY well.
> 
> About three years running now, on 24/7 with no problems.
> 
> When you futz around with paper clips, you DON'T know what plating was
> used.  Better to use bare copper, or insulated copper wire with the ends
> tinned with solder.
> 
> We've already gone down the path of kielbasa and OTHER ridiculous
> possible substitutes.....<G>
> 
> Although I MUST admit this list has been VERY quiet of late.....
> 
> Bob - N0DGN