[R-390] Rectifier Stack Replacement

Kenneth G. Gordon kgordon2006 at verizon.net
Mon Jun 18 16:11:57 EDT 2007


On 18 Jun 2007 at 14:04, Don Reaves wrote:

> Has anyone ever had one of these selenium rectifiers in the R-390 go
> bad?  Yes? Not just hearsay but you had it actually happen to you? 

Yes. However, not in an R-390(*). I have had several let the magic
smoke out in the past. Most were used in cheap BC receivers, although
at least one was used in a GRR-5. Now, I routinely remove and discard
any I find.

As I said, they are crappy rectifiers anyway.

Ken W7EKB


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