A Chebby in a Ford is a sacrilege! My 26T coupe has a supercharged Ford V8
flathead and its also won many awards.
Ive nothing against Chebbies, my 68 SS-396 attests to that.
I even have a hemi 56 Dodge to cover the Big 3.
Getting back to the 3K. If the module blew it probably wasnt all it was
rated to be. Since just about all amp manufacturers today use 1N5408's it
makes sense to follow suit. Do it neatly and nobody but some off the wall
purist will complain.
Carl
KM1H
Carl
KM1H
----- Original Message -----
From: "k7fm" <k7fm@teleport.com>
To: <JMLTINC@aol.com>; <amps@contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, December 24, 2007 6:25 PM
Subject: Re: [Amps] Amps] High voltage rectifiers for Henry 3K
> "That would be like putting a Chevy 350 into a '65 Mustang (or a Ford 390
> into a '70 Chevelle 354). It will work, perhaps look OK, but still a
> 'butcher'
> job."
>
> Amateurs, by their very nature, are resourceful. Indeed, one of the
> justifications for amateur radio is that during an emergency they can make
> things work.
>
> When a part breaks in my amp, transmitter, receiver, engine or aircraft, I
> do not hesitate to fabricate my own replacement. The fact is that if a
> factory part breaks, it may be inadequate for the purpose intended. So,
> the
> goal then becomes to make a replacement better than the original. If I
> could not do that, frankly, I would lose interest in amateur radio.
>
> I restore old radios, and some parts are simply not available. Sometimes
> I
> need to make duplicate knobs. When I get done, nobody will know which one
> is the original and which one is the clone. Duplicating a rectifier block
> is trivial. It would look just like the original.
>
> In some cases, where the part is ugly or does not work very well, putting
> in
> a factory replacement part might be a butcher job, while putting in an
> improved part would be that - an improvement. In some cases, where the
> performance is the justification for it's existence, the looks may not be
> critical. It needs to be reliable.
>
> My brother put a supercharged Chevy engine in a 32 Ford and it won a lot
> of
> car shows. I would not call it a butcher job.
>
> Merry Christmas Colin K7FM
>
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