Zorched Circuit Boards

[Brian Carling]

Good luck extracting that information from manufacturers like 
Kenwood etc.

>  From time to time, I see issues/problems discussed that focus on 
> deteriorated/damaged/burned circuit boards. For example, two that affect 
> Kenwood hybrid radio owners often are the RF Power Amplifier board and 
> the Power Supply board. Generally, the solution is refurbishing existing 
> runs and solder connections, but sometimes requiring patching in wires 
> to replace runs that are beyond recovery.
> 
> My question is this: Does there exist anywhere a library of radio 
> circuit board masks, such that a graphic of the board mask could be 
> downloaded and used (perhaps through some of the circuit board 
> fabricators discussed in earlier messages) to create a new replacement 
> board?
> 
> There are obviously copywrite and patent issues that potentially apply. 
> But, in the case of thirty-year-old radios such as the hybrids, this is 
> not likely to be a problem.  And, there are examples of board 
> replacement (usually in the form of modification kits) in today's radio 
> market. The one that comes immediately to mind is Harbach's Heathkit 
> SB-200 Power Supply board (and components), which I built and installed 
> in my own amplifier.
> 
> I see potential for such a library, particularly for those of us that 
> like to work with older radio equipment of whatever brand/manufacture. 
> So, does anyone know of such a service/library? Anybody interested?
> 
> 73,
> Max, K5OVW
> 
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