My neighbor wants to donate a fairly beat Hallicrafters HT33 linear to me. It has a HB outboard power supply and in general has been played with. He says the tube is beat and the PL172 is of unobtanium.
Has anyone tried a 4CX1500 converstion for old PL172 circuits? The specs look reasonably close. There is plenty of room etc etc.
I dont really need another project but if its free its for me.
Ideas?
TM
Hi Tom,
Since you said it has an outboard power supply now, I would gut the old power supply, including the string of VR tubes used for the screens. [I owned one myself years ago and did just that]
You now have plenty of room to grow in there.
I would then put in a pair or triple 3-500Z's - or some other hi-mu GG triode
. Simplicity and clean. a 3CX-1200, 8877 - the possibilities are many.
73,
T
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