suggestions?: Dropped SB-230

[Neil Morrison]

Here is how to mend the board:-
First, mechanically repair the board. The best way is to use "white
carpenter's glue" on the cracked edges, and hold them together until
they dry. You may need to reinforce the edges to make it really
solid.
Next take tinned copper wire and join all the traces across the
cracks.
This should work fine. I repaired several dropped transistor radios
this way, when they cost more than a week's wages!
As for the dented chassis, I would pound it back to flat with a ball
peen hammer and a block of wood. It doesn't have to be perfect, as
long as it works.


Regards,

Neil

----- Original Message -----
From: "KA5MGL" <ka5mgl at CONWAYCORP.NET>


Hello all;

I have an SB-230 which was dropped in shipping.  (The story is too
long to go into, and dealing with the shipper is long past and now a
dead issue.)  Apparently, on impact the transformer struck the
rectifier board, cracking it.  It also bent the chassis beneath the
transformer, such that the transformer now rest at a slight tilt.

I am seeking suggestions on how to handle this.   Is it difficult to
find a replacement rectifier PC board? (The board is cracked but the
traces are still intact.)  Should I merely mend the existing board?
Any thoughts on how best to "flatten" the chassis beneath the
transformer such that the transformer rest as it should?

Perhaps the bigger question is, after such a physical shock is the
amp likely work afterward?  Is it headed for the dumpster? or back to
the operating position?

I am a new subscriber. Please pardon me if my questions are
inappropriate or too lengthy.

73,
de Kelly, KA5MGL

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