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Re: [Amps] Harbach metering board in SB-220

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Subject: Re: [Amps] Harbach metering board in SB-220
From: Louis Parascondola <gudguyham@aol.com>
Date: Fri, 7 Mar 2014 18:11:36 -0500 (EST)
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That board is being phased out.

My board has 14 in a string.




-----Original Message-----
From: Pete Smith N4ZR <n4zr@contesting.com>
To: Louis Parascondola <gudguyham@aol.com>
Sent: Fri, Mar 7, 2014 4:42 pm
Subject: Re: [Amps] Harbach metering board in SB-220


          
    
My board has 14 in a string.
      
73, Pete N4ZR
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      On 3/7/2014 8:47 AM, Louis Parascondola wrote:
    
    
Those        resistors are almost never problematic.  I would more likely       
 suspect a poor solder connection or a swith problem.  BTW....The        new 
board has 3 resistors like the old style but the resistors        are good 
quality.  Makes assembly a lot easier.
        
        
        
-----Original          Message-----
          From: Pete Smith N4ZR <n4zr@contesting.com>
          To: Louis Parascondola <gudguyham@aol.com>
          Sent: Fri, Mar 7, 2014 8:31 am
          Subject: Re: [Amps] Harbach metering board in SB-220
          
          
            
              
Yes, it reads grid current.  I'm thinking                  that maybe we should 
assume the two problems *aren't*                  connected.  I vaguely recall 
someone saying that the voltage                    multiplier resistors on the 
Harbach board are                    under-rated and therefore prone to failure 
-                    assuming I dig in there and discover that one or           
         more are open, what would be an appropriate                    
replacement?  The value is a total of 14 meg.
                
73, Pete N4ZR
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                On 3/7/2014 7:31 AM, Louis Parascondola wrote:
              
              
Does it read grid current?  Often times when                  the wires are 
disturbed like when wiring a new board,                  you could have a bad 
wire or connection.  Recheck the                  connections to the board on 
the yellow and orange                  wires.  Also make sure no wires came off 
the switch or                  the meter to the board.  They should have used   
               strained wire.  broken wires often the problem.
                  
                  
                  
-----Original                    Message-----
                    From: Pete Smith N4ZR <n4zr@contesting.com>
                    To: Amps <Amps@contesting.com>
                    Sent: Fri, Mar 7, 2014 7:17 am
                    Subject: [Amps] Harbach metering board in SB-220
                    
                    
                      
I am trying to understand a minor problem in my SB-220, which otherwise 
works fine.  I originally installed the Harbach board because the HV was 
reading low.  It fixed that, but quite quickly thereafter the HV 
metering failed.  I *think* the relative power metering failed at the 
same time, but can't remember for certain - a common cause is puzzling 
because I can't see any commonality between the two circuits.

Can anyone help me identify components that are likely responsible?

-- 
73, Pete N4ZR
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