Thanks Joe, but I have a couple of
options already for substitutes in the 5K range.? I also found a
short shaft 3K ohm that I might try to swap the longer shaft and
wiper with.? Both are CTS pots, so it might work.
Thanks again for looking!? I had a
couple of 20K, but getting pretty far from the design value and
might really narrow my usuable range or worse.? Then again, the RF
Gain is 10K, but initial check seems OK, maybe a bit noisy.? We'll
see.
I've got a cap kit on the way from
Hayseed hamfest.? The rig is working (other than AF gain), but at
52 years old, capacitors are probably at or close to failure, and
don't want to damage things like power transformer.
73,
Brian
On 8/1/2023 8:51 PM, Joe Rowe wrote:
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I have a 10 k pot that fits your size
requirements.? Probably better than nothing.
Joe
On Mon, Jul 31, 2023 at
10:21?PM Brian Donovan - K2AS <
k2as@...>
wrote:
Long
shot, but - If anyone has in their junkbox, a 3K ohm linear
taper,
chassis mount (standard 3/8 bushing and 1/4 shaft), but shaft
needs to
be at least 1.5 inches long , I will take it off your hands.?
This Drake
2-C I'm refurbing has no sound until I hit about 2/3 scale,
and then it
is way too loud.? Have to use the RF gain for volume.
I took the pot apart, and the first 2/3 of the carbon trace is
completely GONE.
These seem to be hard to come by these days, as I have been
searching
parts suppliers and surplus sites for a couple hours. Seems
like an
unusual value for a pot, but I guess Drake used them more than
once.?? I
probably will get as close as I can with a substitute if no
luck, but
thought I would ask first.
Brian
