Has anyone come up with a way to trouble shoot HR-1680 bds?

[Bob Hardie- W5UQ]

If the extender board is the same as the one for the SB104(A), then I 
have one for sale.  If it is not, then it's still for sale for the 
SB104(A).  I need $75 to break even on it.  Sold the 104A last year.
Bob W5UQ

Mike Bryce wrote:
> bob and the gang
>
> I feel that the 1680 is one of the better receivers heathkit ever came 
> out with. it looks good and even on todays bands, it can hold its own
>
> as for the extender boards, yes, the connectors are just not out 
> there. the pins are .093 molex, but I can't for the life of me find 
> the sockets that I can make a new pcb work
>
> so, to that end, i use micro grabber connectors that allow me to hook 
> onto a test point and still have the pcb down into the radio.
>
> slow...sure is, but it is workable.
>
> I've also soldered small wires (resistor lead cutoffs) to various test 
> points and used small clip leads to connect to.
>
> mike
>
> Mike, WB8VGE
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> On Jul 6, 2009, at 10:45 AM, Robert Groh wrote:
>
> As those of you who own HR-1680's know, trouble shooting the pc board 
> assemblies (pwbs) without an extender is a bit of a challenge.  And, 
> seemingly, the connectors needed to build an extender board are (as 
> are the extender boards) 'unobtainium'.  Before I spend anytime trying 
> to come up with a way to overcome this obstacle, I thought I would 
> throw an inquiry out there to see if anyone else has any ideas to share.
>
> 73
> Bob, WA2CKY
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