> Therefore, it's worthwhile to make sure the resistors are in good shape, and
> replace them if needed. Measures recommends metal-oxide resistors which deal
> with the heat much more gracefully.
>
> 73,
> Vic, K2VCO
> Fresno CA
Sound advice! I recently measured the resistors on a SB-200 I had in for
repair,
and they had increases to nearly 60 ohms from 47 ohms over the years. There
were no signs of heating or abuse. It is a pain, but you have to remove one of
the leads of the resistor to check it.
(((73)))
Phil, K5PC
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