[Boatanchors] HP 606A Bites The Dust-Request Input
digital-conjurers at roadrunner.com
digital-conjurers at roadrunner.com
Fri Sep 6 16:57:39 EDT 2013
My trusty old HP 606A sig gen has started blowing B+ fuses; am going
through the troubleshooting list now, but I suspect that, since the set has
never been properly recapped, that a bad (or several bad) electrolytics are
the culprit.
Turned her on, halfway thru the slow-start warm-up (I have a thermistor in
the AC line) there was a "pop" and, sure enough, it was the HV
fuse. Plenty of modulation, but no RF output, natch
Tried the old "electrolytic re-form with Variac start-up" routine over
several hours with no success....and my Heathkit cap checker points to at
least ONE bad electrolytic can...BUT:
Anyone have any experience with this issue on this particular rig that
would point to a common problem besides the electrolytics? (There's a lot
of these sig gens out there.) Would like to keep it; the frequency range
alone on it is worth the hassle of it's umpty-ump tubes.
Don't want to chase one problem when there might be others also causing
this, and there's a vast knowledge base on this list. Want to get the
thing fixed right the first time. (The troubleshooting charts in the manual
aren't gospel. :)
Thanks in advance,
Lin/KJ6EF
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