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Heathkit Sweep Generator TS-4
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Well I went through this sweep generator and the sweep oscillator section is being problematic. With my frequency counter attached to the output I can see it is way off from the dial setting and isn’t stable at all. It jumps around in frequency and doesn’t settle down. There’s not a whole lot to the oscillator, all resistors are good and the few caps are disc ceramic types. I have changed them anyway but still the same. It uses what Heath says is a saturable reactor or increductor along with the tuning cap. The increductor is coated in tar which has cracked and flaked off in spots. I have one hope left and that is to get a new 6BQ7 oscillator tube and try that. If it’s that increductor then this will be only good as a door stop!

Ron

Bendix 0626.      RCA 8BX5.   RCA T64
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Messages In This Thread
Heathkit Sweep Generator TS-4 - by 462ron - 01-12-2024, 09:28 AM
RE: Heathkit Sweep Generator TS-4 - by RodB - 01-12-2024, 09:57 AM
462ron - by 462ron - 01-12-2024, 11:14 AM
RE: Heathkit Sweep Generator TS-4 - by RodB - 01-12-2024, 05:09 PM
462ron - by 462ron - 01-13-2024, 08:19 AM
462ron - by 462ron - 01-30-2024, 08:46 AM
462ron - by 462ron - 02-09-2024, 08:31 AM
RE: Heathkit Sweep Generator TS-4 - by radiorich - 02-09-2024, 09:14 AM
RE: Heathkit Sweep Generator TS-4 - by RodB - 02-09-2024, 09:52 AM
462ron - by 462ron - 02-10-2024, 07:44 AM
RE: Heathkit Sweep Generator TS-4 - by radiorich - 02-17-2024, 10:24 AM
462ron - by 462ron - 02-17-2024, 10:55 AM
462ron - by 462ron - 03-14-2024, 09:37 AM



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