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Title: Ranger Restoration Post by: Steve - WB3HUZ on October 23, 2009, 08:33:03 PM Ken - K6FC has written up a nice article on his recent Ranger restoration effort. Lots of good info in it. Check it out at the link below.
http://www.amwindow.org/tech/htm/rangerresto.htm Enjoy! Title: Re: Ranger Restoration Post by: K5UJ on October 23, 2009, 09:48:11 PM Ken - K6FC has written up a nice article on his recent Ranger restoration effort. Lots of good info in it. Check it out at the link below. It's fantastic! Really good photos and a beaut job inside and out. Thanks Ken and thanks Steve for putting the link here.http://www.amwindow.org/tech/htm/rangerresto.htm Enjoy! Rob Title: Re: Ranger Restoration Post by: w3jn on October 24, 2009, 01:00:15 AM Ken really turned a sow's ear into a silk purse. That thing was really beat when he got it.
Great writeup - the switch wiring details and clear photos are extremely helpful. Title: Re: Ranger Restoration Post by: kg8lb on October 24, 2009, 07:27:08 AM Good stuff, nicely done.
Thanks for taking so much time to document and share. One change I like to add is a relay to switch the transformer primary. It seems there are a lot of Rangers with the Primary AC contacts on the function switch badly erroded. Often that duty has been handed off to a hardware store toggle switch mounted somewhere near the poor Vikings head. Some of the more "thoughtful" types mount a small toggle in the crystal cover. When possible I like to transplant a fresh contact wiper from a donor switch into the original . I then add a small 120 volt AC relay at the rear apron and let it assume the duty of switching the AC power. Title: Re: Ranger Restoration Post by: N2DTS on October 24, 2009, 08:42:41 AM Very nicely done!
Brett Title: Re: Ranger Restoration Post by: W3SLK on October 24, 2009, 09:52:45 AM I wish there were some before pictures so we could see what it looked like prior to the 'spiritual cleansing' ;)
Title: Re: Ranger Restoration Post by: W1UJR on October 24, 2009, 10:06:10 AM Stunning, always enjoy seeing high quality work!
Great resource, thanks for hosting that Steve. Title: Re: Ranger Restoration Post by: W1AEX on October 24, 2009, 02:53:48 PM That's a beautiful piece of work by Ken. In addition to the interior restoration, the exterior work on the front panel look flawless.
Title: Re: Ranger Restoration Post by: kg8lb on October 24, 2009, 03:03:06 PM Front panel work? I thought that was just cleaning and waxing. Was there d\some other work done ? AMfone - Dedicated to Amplitude Modulation on the Amateur Radio Bands
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