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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
Philco 41-250.    Philco49-500
GE 201.             Philco 39-25
Motorola 61X13. Philco 46-42        Crosley 52TQ
Philco 37-116.    Philco 70
AK 35                Philco 46-350
Philco 620B.       Zenith Transoceanic B-600
Philco 60B.         Majestic 50
Philco 52-944.    AK 84


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Heathkit Sweep Generator TS-4 - by 462ron - 01-12-2024, 10:28 AM
RE: Heathkit Sweep Generator TS-4 - by RodB - 01-12-2024, 10:57 AM
462ron - by 462ron - 01-12-2024, 12:14 PM
RE: Heathkit Sweep Generator TS-4 - by RodB - 01-12-2024, 06:09 PM
462ron - by 462ron - 01-13-2024, 09:19 AM
462ron - by 462ron - 01-30-2024, 09:46 AM
462ron - by 462ron - 02-09-2024, 09:31 AM
RE: Heathkit Sweep Generator TS-4 - by radiorich - 02-09-2024, 10:14 AM
RE: Heathkit Sweep Generator TS-4 - by RodB - 02-09-2024, 10:52 AM
462ron - by 462ron - 02-10-2024, 08:44 AM
RE: Heathkit Sweep Generator TS-4 - by radiorich - 02-17-2024, 11:24 AM
462ron - by 462ron - 02-17-2024, 11:55 AM
462ron - by 462ron - 03-14-2024, 10:37 AM



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