When you have many mostly small pieces of junk in the shack, stuff tends to break and get set aside. Well I am almost up to my ears in basically functional "but not right" gear. Time to go into troubleshooting mode. Problem is any one of these projects could kill a weekend...
HP606B - Low output - a cursary check of tubes and voltages revealed nothing and I have a feeling that this one will be deep.
Apache - does not whoop - still stuck on the hum issue in the mic 12AX7...WA1QHQ says to drive it at line level and get on with it.
Marauder - Carrier not nulling - Hey who cares - its AM!
BA-AR-430 Transmitter - Intermittant Oscillator - this one is killing me becuase it is such a simple rig and I have changed about everything...
TCS - Oscillator Jerking around- This is new - not the tube or contacts - likely a cap.
Heath Grid Dipper - output intermittent around the phono connector used for the coils.
R390A - RF Deck Caps - Deck needs to be pulled out etc...what fun.
ART-13 - backwave problem on CW - this is basically uninstalling a failed grid block keying mod directly from the surplus conversion manual. They tell you to grid block key the final. works as advertised but trouble is the multipliers are quite strong and with no neutralization, this rig has a lot of back-wave.
BC-652 - AGC Problem
SP-400 - AGC Problem and needs the noise limiter put back in.
ARC-5 Transmitter - oscillator jerking around
WS-19 MKII - Oscillator Jerking around - sense a theme? I am told that this is normal...
Morgan Receiver fell off bench and cracked panel
No components damaged though.
A few things are still 100% but my wounded are growing in number.
Mike WU2D