Sunday, August 25, 2024

Heathkiy SB-102 Restoration

 I restored this beautiful Heathkit SB-102 for a friend in Kentucky. While in great cosmetic condition, it had some of the typical aches and pains of a 50+ year old radio. She needed recapping, had a handful of carbon resistors way out of spec, a few bad tubes, tube sockets not making connection, dirty switches, etc. To top that off an rf transformer was open (probably a near lightning strike), and a few incorrect parts were installed in places. Oh, I forgot to mention, it had shipping damage. That's a little tougher than just repairing something that quits working :-) Anyway, here she is, photos in no particular order, and a few videos explaining things...