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Subject: [Amps] sb-230 mods
From: 2 at vc.net (2)
Date: Sun May 18 09:41:13 2003
>Hello All,
>   I recently have picked up a heathkit sb-230 amp, it looks like it had a 
>flash over in the grid circuit  at some point which was repaired... the amp 
>works but its a bit squirrly in its tuning,  so I'm cleaning things up on it 
>and I'm going to add a HV glitch resistor and some diodes on the meter for 
>some protection...
>
>I not real thrilled with the 2 beads on the anode lead...

**  especially considering that the ferrite VHF-attn beads are there to 
protect the hv-rf choke's self resonances from getting burned by the VHF 
energy that sometimes pops up in the SB-230's anode resonant circuit.  


> is that really 
>enough? or would I be better off to put a more traditional parasitic 
>suppresor in there? 

**  any type of parasitic suppressor is better than none.

> any coments or ideas on other mods  to prolong the life 
>of these hard to get 8873's would be appreciated...
>
**  say the word and I will send you a low vhf-Q suppressor kit for an 
SB-230.  If it does not evict the squirrels, it's free.  If it works, it 
is $13 plus postage.  

>Kevin
>WA6FWF
>
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