I'm on a bunch of technical lists and while many people do actually
check the manufacturer - it seems that many more do not! on one of the
Icom lists we had a fellow asking where he could purchase some SMD
diodes for a current production Icom radio - Uh Icom Bellevue the ham in
question did not even realize he could purchase the parts directly
obviously a bright and skilled guy but there just seems to be a mental
block in contacting the OEM for repair parts/info among technical people.
I wish I had a nickle for everytime someone visits my shack and says "Q.
Where did you get that service/parts/ops manual????? I've been looking
for Months/Years, A. $INSERT_OEM_NAME_HERE had it in 3 days".
- Scott N1JIN
K6XN wrote:
> Scott
>
> Thank you. We did check with Radio Dan and with Henry before we decided to
> ask for help here. Both have been helpful in the past regarding other Henry
> amplifiers we have restored over the years. Radio Dan has is out of stock re
> the plate transformer we need. FYI, you are making an error in assuming that
> nobody on the lists you subscribe to ever first checks with the manufacturer
> :-). We have already received a number of very helpful suggestions from
> members of this reflector for solutions which do not involve either Radio
> Dan or the Henry company. Thanks again for your helpful recommendation and
> thanks to others on this reflector who have provided and are still providing
> very helpful recommendations and solutions which are alternatives to Radio
> Dan and/or Henry. It appears at the moment that the cheapest solution may be
> to have the original transformer rewound or to simply replace it with a
> non-Henry military surplus plate transformer we have on hand but our first
> choice would be to buy a used exact replacement and keep the Henry 4K
> amplifier original if at all possible. 73, Ted, K6XN
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Scott McGrath [mailto:mcgrath@fas.harvard.edu]
> Sent: Friday, August 07, 2009 4:24 AM
> To: K6XN
> Cc: amps@contesting.com; w6jcw@pacbell.net; 'Bob Savage'; 'Paul Engelman'
> Subject: Re: [Amps] NEED PLATE TRANSFORMER FOR HENRY 3K OR HENRY 4K
>
> Henry Radio has spares as well as RadioDan.com
>
> It always amazes me that on all the technical lists I subscribe to
> people NEVER check the manufacturer. In many cases the answer will be
> no but it never hurts to ask and the worst they can say will be no.
>
> - Scott N1JIN
>
> K6XN wrote:
>
>> Team
>>
>>
>>
>> A friend of mine, Bob, K6YN, is restoring a beautiful old Henry 4K
>>
> amplifier
>
>> and he has just discovered that he has a blown plate transformer. Bob
>> believes that a suitable replacement transformer would be a TRIAD 70400
>> which is the same plate transformer used in either the Henry 3K or the
>>
> Henry
>
>> 4K.
>>
>>
>>
>> Please let me know if you have any information regarding where we might
>>
> find
>
>> a replacement transformer with a copy to bob.savage@comcast.net .
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks for any help and 73, Ted, K6XN
>>
>>
>>
>>
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