[Heath] RTO Status And My SB-102

[Bob G3OOU]

Hi Rich

Your LMO problem is almsot certainly due to the lubrucant having dried 
out on the rotor contact and capacitor bearings inside the LMO. This is 
relatively easy to fix but requires some patience to remove the LMO from 
the chassis. You will need to slacken the front panel and remove the 
main tuning control and its friction connection to the dial assembly. 
Best to study the user manual and various documents that have been 
published on this topic before commencing work.

73

Bob

Bob F Burns G3OOU, G-QRP 6907, @BobFBurns
Crystal Palace Radio & Electronics Club: http://cprec.btck.co.uk/
Technical web site: www.qsl.net/g3oou

On 30/10/2018 23:08, Rich Sahlender wrote:
> I thought there may be others on the list that woulod want to know this.
>
> I received an email from RTO that they are cancelling all service
> requests on the waiting list. They will complete service on what they
> have received thus far but if you were waiting for the "go ahead and
> ship" as I was... well... the notification will not be coming.
>
> Some years ago I bought a SB-102 from someone on this list. It has been
> on the shelf waiting for me to get around to restoring it since. I have
> been working on so much other old gear I just never seem to get around
> to the 102 so figured I'd give RTO a try. I am disappointed of course
> but understand that RTO has done a lot of good work for us over the
> years although I have not had an occasion to use their services until
> now. I am sure they will be missed.
>
> With regards to my 102 I have it receiving on all bands. It seems
> sensitive enough but there is an issue that I expect is related to the
> LMO. From the low end of each band to the middle the receive is very
> stable. From the middle to the high end it is for lack of a better word
> "warbly". Any suggestions on what this might be other than the LMO?
>
> Xmit also works with low drive. I imagine it also work with higher drive
> but every time I crank it up above 90 watts or so while in tune it blows
> the fuse in the Hp-23. I rebuilt the HP-23 with one of the boards from
> Harbach but the old circuit breaker was toast so I replaced that with a
> fuse holder. I don't recall if I had 3 or 5 amp fuses in there while
> tuning the 102 and blowing several fuses in the process. I figured this
> was something else that RTO would handle after fixing the "warbly"
> receive.
>
> Anyway any suggestions appreciated. I am not really up for messing with
> the internals of the LMO so if the concensus on the warbly receive is to
> tear into the LMO I may just offer it up here to someone more capable
> than I or as a parts unit etc...
>
> Tnx es 73 de Rich WA3WLH
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