Category Archives: Projects

HH Scott HHS-20 “Scotsman” Receiver Overhaul

Posted on January 27, 2017 by jwk

A local repeat customer recently brought in his old HH Scott HHS-20 receiver for an overhaul. It worked a few years ago when he put it away, although not without a few issues of its own, and when he dug … Continue reading →

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Neat Little 60FX5 Stereo Single-Ended Tube Amplifier

Posted on March 6, 2016 by jwk

While digging around, I came across a really simple circuit in the RCA Receiving Tube Manual describing a 1WPC stereo amplifier using only two tubes, the 60FX5 power pentodes, and a single silicon diode. The 60FX5s have high enough gain … Continue reading →

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Building the SSTRAN Part 15 Low Power AM Transmitter Kit

Posted on February 21, 2016 by jwk

Have a bunch of old tube radios, but nothing good on the air in your area? That’s a common problem, and SSTRAN has the solution! I just built one of these to give as a gift, and thought I’d write up … Continue reading →

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Bose® 901 Series IV Active Equalizer #501554 Overhaul and Upgrade

Posted on January 20, 2016 by jwk

From the Rain City Audio Repair Blog: This Bose® 901 Series IV Active Equalizer, serial #501554, came into the shop with the owner reporting that it loses output on one channel and the sound degrades the longer it is powered … Continue reading →

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Bose® 901 Series IV Active Equalizer #219533 Overhaul

Posted on January 2, 2016 by jwk

From the Rain City Audio Repair Blog: This Bose® 901 Series IV Active Equalizer, serial #219533, came through the shop for an overhaul. The owner was reporting the left channel went out, so it’s clearly time for an overhaul! A … Continue reading →

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Bose® 901 Series IV Active Equalizer #269557 Repaired

Posted on December 10, 2015 by jwk

From the Rain City Audio Repair Blog: Another Bose® 901 Series IV Active Equalizer came in through the shop for an overhaul recently. This one was a bit unusual, and represents a fairly significant deviation from the published service manual. … Continue reading →

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Enjoying the View

Posted on December 5, 2015 by jwk

I don’t know about you, but I think a huge satellite dish like that that would be a pretty cool, retrofuturistic yard decoration in addition to being interesting for a lot of other applications.

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Bose® 901 Series IV Active Equalizer #221114 Repaired

Posted on December 3, 2015 by jwk

From the Rain City Audio Repair Blog: Another Bose® 901 Series IV Active Equalizer came through the shop, this one serial #221114. It’s owner reported that it had lost one channel, so it was clearly due for an overhaul. It … Continue reading →

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Bose® 402E Active Equalizer #102853 Repaired

Posted on November 30, 2015 by jwk

From the Rain City Audio Repair Blog: The first Bose® 402E Active Equalizer, for the Panaray speaker system, just came through the Rain City Audio repair bench. It’s a small speaker array system, designed around similar drivers in the 901, … Continue reading →

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Bose® 901 Series I Active Equalizer #51616 Repaired

Posted on November 23, 2015 by jwk

From the Rain City Audio Repair Blog: Another Bose® 901 Series I Active Equalizer came through the shop for an overhaul! This one was from the very end of the Series I production run, serial #51616. This one appeared to … Continue reading →

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