07-01-2008, 06:41 AM
Sorry hijacking this thread, but...
Texasrocker--An inexpensive solution for a 6v battery eliminator is to buy on ebay a Heathkit BE-4 or BE-5 battery eliminator. You can get one for as little as $10. All of these will not work because the selinium rectifiers are shot. Go to radio shack and buy a 4-pack of 50v 6 amp diodes for $3.00 and you can build a new rectifier bridge. I can email the manual and schematic if you need it. The end result is a nice vintage piece of equipment for $13.00 plus shipping that will have a 0-18vdc range on the low setting with much more amperage capacity than you'll ever need. I restore the old 6v radios as well and this works beautifully. At 6 amps it's hardly working! The high range (which I never use) will be 0-36vdc (instead of 0- 18 ) with only half the amperage (just like it originally did because of the voltage doubler circuit). It sure beats $200-$300 for a modern battery eliminator that works in that amperage range and looks great on your bench!
Texasrocker--An inexpensive solution for a 6v battery eliminator is to buy on ebay a Heathkit BE-4 or BE-5 battery eliminator. You can get one for as little as $10. All of these will not work because the selinium rectifiers are shot. Go to radio shack and buy a 4-pack of 50v 6 amp diodes for $3.00 and you can build a new rectifier bridge. I can email the manual and schematic if you need it. The end result is a nice vintage piece of equipment for $13.00 plus shipping that will have a 0-18vdc range on the low setting with much more amperage capacity than you'll ever need. I restore the old 6v radios as well and this works beautifully. At 6 amps it's hardly working! The high range (which I never use) will be 0-36vdc (instead of 0- 18 ) with only half the amperage (just like it originally did because of the voltage doubler circuit). It sure beats $200-$300 for a modern battery eliminator that works in that amperage range and looks great on your bench!
