Plate Metering Resistor

[Garey Barrell]

Hi Dave -

It's hard to buy one resistor these days...  :-)

Since 500K is not a standard value, it prevents selecting one from a
bin of 5% film resistors.  Also, 1W resistors over 100k are getting
very hard to find.

Best bet is probably a couple of 1M 1/2W carbon or metal film.  If you
have a local distributor that would let you select from his 5% bin or
just buy a couple of 1%.

I suspect the SB-401 meter isn't all that accurate anyway.  You could
probably stick a 510K 1 W 5% in there and never know the difference!!

73, Garey - K4OAH
Atlanta

----- Original Message -----
From: "Kechkaylo Dave (ATLINKS)" <KechkayloD at TCE.COM>
To: <HEATH at LISTSERV.TEMPE.GOV>
Sent: Monday, January 13, 2003 8:36 AM
Subject: Plate Metering Resistor


> To All:
>
> I am looking for a source for a replacement 500K, 1-watt, 1%
resistor that
> is used in my SB-400. The HV meter was reading low, due to the fact
that
> this resistor had increased in value to 572K (R152 in SB-400). Does
anyone
> have some advice as to where I can find a similar replacement
source, or a
> good one (within tolerance) from a junker SB-400/401?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Dave Kechkaylo, W8QIZ

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