[Amps] Resurrecting the Dead...

[Carl]

Put it on Fleabay as a parts amp and let someone else deal with it. It will 
likely get a bid higher than was paid for it.

There are tens of thousands of SB-200's to choose from.

Carl
KM1H




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Baker" <k7dd at cox.net>
To: <amps at contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, December 27, 2011 9:05 PM
Subject: [Amps] Resurrecting the Dead...


> Today, I took on the job of resurrecting the dead.
> An OT who is a friend of a club member was said to have a problem with his
> SB-200 and so I was asked if I would take a look at it and see if it could
> be serviced.
> I think the poor fellow who got this amp in trade was already "serviced"
> enough...it made me sad to see a rig treated so badly.
> I should have had a clue when I saw the "repainted" cabinet.  UGLY doesn't
> begin to describe it.
> The filter caps had been replaced with these super mini electrolytics that
> were so swollen they looked like chocolate bon-bons about to explode!
> The bleeder resistors have been running so hot they board is charred. I
> guess who ever did the work thought that was normal...
> To say the amp is filthy is giving it too much credit.  It looks as if it
> were left outside for a year in the rain and snow. Rusty and oxidized
> hardware about including the plate tuning and loading caps.  Not good.
> I can't even begin to describe the other unorthodox mods underneath the
> chassis.
> The chassis has been dropped and the underside near the power transformer
> smashed and crinkled.  It would appear I need to strip this beast to the
> sheet metal, replace all the hardware, soda blast all the sheet metal and
> straighten out the bent and damaged goodies before I even start with the
> rework.  The switch for the meter is almost melted from too much soldering
> iron use and there is not a single inch of wire that doesn't have melted
> plastic from a soldering iron on it. It all needs to be replaced. Some 
> very
> old type of parts have been substituted for originals (tubular mica
> capacitors!) and a circuitry added that is beyond identification.
> My only hope is the power transformer is not gone PU. The rest I can deal
> with over time and, as the song says, "I get by with a little help from my
> friends."
> If anyone knows of a good source for SB-200 parts in good condition at non
> robbery prices, please drop me a note and pass along the info.
> Please note, I am not charging this fellow a dime for labor and most 
> likely
> for parts. I am doing it because I believe it is the right thing to do.
> (Yes, I probably need medication but that's another story.)  ;>)
>
> Just thought I would share with the group....kindred spirits and all...
>
> Mike Baker  K7DD
> K7dd at cox.net
> All QSO's are uploaded to LOTW and EQSL.
>
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