Help Saving 400-CX SA-100 and 100-R Tuner

Dave....It was the jumpers. I seriously was wondering about the plug but figured no one used the remote back then so it wouldn't be a requirement. I forgot to revisit that thought. Everything at this point seems to be working properly. Now, I will work on resistor value and keep you all posted.
Thank you.

Bill
 
Bill; On the Space Expander "U" shaped jumpers. Don't push them in all the way as they'll short to the outer connection and give you no sound/low sound. A piece of Heatshrink tubing, long enough to cover the "U" part and leaving the legs open will alleviate this problem. The pic shows the jumpers with heatshrink. This is on a 400 receiver. The 400cx jumpers are in different place but work the same.

400 receiver space expander protection. 400 cx is in different location but work the same.
400 space expander jumpers modded.JPG
 
Larry -- Bill's CX is an early version that did not include the SpaceXpander jacks. Those did not appear until the CX2 version started being produced, but it always a good reminder to those with units that have those jacks.

Dave
 
Guys, it was a busy day so no real progress here. I did manage to round up a handful of 5w resistors to parallel and create a 500 ohm jumper to give us a starting point. Once determined, I will order a suitable replacement for install. I’ll hopefully get to work on this tomorrow and report findings.

Btw, I will need to add heatshrink to the jumpers 400 receiver. That is on the project list at some point....trying to finish this first.

Bill
 
I just want to clarify the plan and the reasoning for adding the resistors as a friend asked me. I told him what I thought but didn’t want to misinform him.

I added a pic of each area for illustration.
1. The resistor (value yet to be determined) I will add from pin 3 on rectifier tube to the C45A will basically replace this jumper and will only drop the voltage going to this section? This is done because the components(C45A) aren’t rated for voltage currently being applied?

2. This 1ohm resistor added here between the green wire and ground tab will reduce the voltage by decreasing the potential between the two windings?

I’m just trying to further understand as well as ensure I install the resistor in the correct spot in the circuits.
Thanks for your patience and guidance.

Bill
 

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In the first pic (green circle), the lead of the 1.8K resistor attached to the rectifier tube socket should be moved over to the filter cap terminal on the other end of the jumper. Then replace the jumper with the new resistor to be determined. Adding this resistor reduces the B+ voltages down to the specified voltage at C45A. By dropping the voltage to this first filter cap section, all the rest of the B+ voltages will then fall in line appropriately.

The installation of the 1Ω resistor is correct as described. However, I forgot about the heater of V4 also operating from the AC heater winding, so it should actually be a .5Ω 2 watt resistor (two 1Ω resistors in parallel). By adding this resistance into the circuit, the voltage to the AC powered heaters and the indicator lamps will then be very nearly 6.3 vac, rather than the 7 volts you indicated they were receiving.

The voltage level to the tube heaters powered by DC is correct, so lowering the B+ and AC heater voltage by adjusting the voltage to the primary winding of the transformer would then leave the voltage to the DC powered heaters too low. Therefore, the B+ and AC powered heater voltages are each adjusted individually, allowing the B+, AC heater voltage, and DC heater voltage to be correct.

I hope that helps!

Dave
 
Dave, yes, that clears things up immensely! Thank you for taking the time to explain.

We were successful on bringing the 7 volts down to 6.5. I used a 5 watt .47 ohm resistor I had on hand. If I really should go with a 2 watt, I can order one. If not, I’ll leave that one be.

The other voltage doesn’t seem to want to cooperate as easily.
Black lead to ground and positive on C45A tab,
437 VDC @ 250ohms
420 VDC @ 500
414 VDC @ 600
I had to quit as I am out of resistors.
I only had 10 watt resistors so I hooked them up in series to get these values. I will need to order some more for further testing.

Just a thought, I have a milliamp clamp that may help us determine resistance required by giving us the current being used?

Bill
 
Not really. There is DC as well as AC (ripple) current flowing through the resistor, which is why simple Ohms Law won't work. If you need to use as much as a 1K resistor or more, there is nothing wrong with that. Because all of the tubes operate in Class A, current draw from the power supply is constant regardless of function used or signal level through the unit. Whatever value you need is whatever value you need.

Dave
 
Resistors should be here tomorrow according to tracking info. I’m hoping I can get voltage dialed in and report back.

In the meantime, another silly question is how do I remove these bulbs? I think they are just bayonet type 47 bulbs and I have replacements but don’t want to damage anything removing the old ones. They are installed with a black rubber hose looking surrounding them and has shrunk and hardened( I think) This make them difficult to access. I assume it may be asbestos lined to isolate heat/light transmission?

Edit, I got it. Just a little slow coaxing and the tube will come off...then, swap the bulb.

Bill
 
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Moon, yeah those tubes are on several Fisher pieces, my X202B included. What I did to replace a bulb was after I couldn't get the tube off I pushed in the rubber tube and rotated the whole thing to get the bulb out. You might also try a pair of needle nose on the tube and be able to pull it off that way. Good luck with it!
 
AI, that’s what I used to get them off. It would have been easier to remove all the black tubing, then remove the two screws holding lamp assembly so that it could move. I noticed that after I was halfway done.

Resistors arrived... it looks like 1.2 or 1.3 kohms will do the trick. I had
387 VDC @ 1.3kohms
393 VDC @ 1.2kohms
So, now I will just need to order proper size 5W resistor and install it permanently.
Actually, that 1kohm 5w is pretty warm to touch. Should I up it to a 10W? Same with the 1.8Kohm resistor. Both are fairly warm.
Edit: 12ohm 7w really gets hot? Should it be upped too?
Thoughts?
Slowly but surely, good thing I am not I a hurry.
Thanks

Bill
 
12ohm 7W up to 10W. the 1Kohm 5W you can bump to a 7W or 10W. Same with the 1.8K (provided it's 5W, bump to 7W or 10W) otherwise bump to next common wattage.
 
Thank you, Larry. Since I will be buying new resistors, are there any specific or recommended types?
I filtered these results for the 12 Ohm upped to 10 watt rating. I was thinking of this...

http://www.newark.com/ohmite/20j12re/wirewound-resistor-12-ohm-10w/dp/64K7969
or
https://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/Ohmite/20J12RE?qs=sGAEpiMZZMtlubZbdhIBIB1Nwu1NRkE1rNIkl0lOXkA=
or
https://www.mouser.com/ProductDetai...=sGAEpiMZZMtlubZbdhIBIGo76SrG4wpqNO34/EY4E58=


Filtered results

http://www.newark.com/c/passive-components/resistors-fixed-value?resistance=12ohm&power-rating=10w

https://www.mouser.com/Passive-Components/Resistors/_/N-5g9n?P=1z0x714Z1z0wt4w

I am probably overcomplicating this but figure I may as well get the correct resistor for the application. Thanks again for any insight here on selection.

Bill
 
I tend to Ohmite's as 1st choice and Vishay's 2nd. And I pretty much use Mouser exclusively. Both are good choices and will work fine.
 
I ended getting ohmite 10 watt and installed for the 1200 ohm. Nice and cool and sounds incredibly sweet. Only thing is my voltage is 382? I checked my previous setup and I had 1.2k?
I think it’ll suffice. What do y’all say?
Others I left alone as I feel they weren’t too hot just hotter than what I had anticipated.
I’d like to button it up so I can listen to it with some real speakers in my other room.
I’ll post some pics shortly.

Bill
 
Bill -- That's plenty close enough, and well within the normal limits of variation allowed. It will do just fine!

Dave
 
I was planning on posting pics the other day but have been a bit hung up on this faceplate. I’ll get it put together tonight and can revisit faceplate later. It’s pretty rough. I have tried to practice on the tuner faceplate and have lost some lettering. This laquer is tough to get off.

Im curious if anyone has had luck fabricating a new one. My brother owns a machine shop so I may see what his thoughts are. I was told someone made some really nice examples from wood but can’t find any info regarding that.
Bill
 
Check with Vendo81 about replacement faceplates. He's got a guy who does water jet work and did a few new faceplates but not sure if it was the brass or the later Aluminium ones.
 
Thanks Larry. Vendo81 is checking on it. I hate to let that stop the progress so
I need to get started on the amp. I have caps to replace the frako electrolytics.
I need to check condition of multi section can but can either use discrete caps or buy a custom can from Hayseed Hamfest.
Any other known areas of concern on amp?

Bill
 
I would not use discrete PS caps with a stock SA-100. The amplifier runs extremely hot under the bonnet which would certainly work against a long working life. I would therefore strongly recommend that if the can cap needs replacing, that you in fact replace it with another can.

Dave
 
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