Heathkit HW-101 Part #5: Watts the Problem Now?

[@PapasDino]

Yes, enjoying the repair vicariously! Look forward to the final work...our high school station in the late 60's had a SB-101 where I learned to dip the plate, adjust the load...still do that 53 years later with my Drake C-line. Keep up the great work! 73 - Dino KLØS

[@allenshirley1077]

Thanks for a fine video Darren! I'm watching this series intently as I'm working on a SB-101 and trying to learn and restore at the same time. Your workmanship, explanations and tips are proving to be a big help!

[@mike94560]

I am amazed you found a HW-101 with the original antenna phono plug jack. I changed that when I built mine. I see you have a non-standard knob. I have my original HW-101 that I built in the 1970s. It still works. I made a new knob out of an old HW-100 knob that I cored out and slid over a solid aluminum core I made on my lathe. Makes tuning feel nice.And it looks original. I repainted using actual Heathkit paint. I got new tuning dial. A common trick was to put colored acrylic sheet between pilot light and dial. Green, blue, red or whatever. Easy to do and looks cool. The filter switch lever is a bad design. I replaced mine with a different method years ago.

[@t1d100]

Excellent! Fun! Just to add to your general list of things that could have caused the initial low power condition... Old, tired capacitors came to mind. They can be a sneaky power thieves. Low capacitance, leaky, etc. I know that you know such... I mention it, just for the sake of those folks that are trying to think through a similar issue with their own device and people that are just learning. Cheers!

[@arenaengineering8070]

Thanks for the video!👍🏻

[@brianveitenheimer4492]

I have a HW-101 and this alignment procedure Visio will be really helpful. Hoping a SB-101 will be in the future. VA7-VEB.

[@lonnywalker5607]

MY very first ham radio I still have it needs some repair but at my age of 84 probably will not try W9NLW

[@charliem.9998]

yet another great video .. 73s de DL6RDE/AA1KD, Charlie

[@MotownRadio]

Where did you get the spinner dial?

[@joewilson2258]

You should have set for a dip in the bias instead of a maximum output of the final tubes .

[@levelupeelab]

That is correct, Heathkit kinda obscures that important fact in the neutralization procedure. It assumes that with a properly neutralized final, the peak power and dip in grid occur at the same point. I am guessing they simplified the instruction for a novice user.

[@R2AUK]

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[@kkteutsch6416]

No watts is the problem ???