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Tag Archives: transistor
Bose® Active Equalizer Test Platform
This project is going to take a while since I’m slammed in the shop, but I’m in the process of converting a Bose® 901 Series I Active Equalizer to a test platform. With sockets for the transistors, and clip connections … Continue reading
Posted in Audio, Bose, DIY, Electronics, Stereo, Test Equipment
Tagged Bose, conversion, Equalizer, sockets, test platform, transistor
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Harmony H500 Solid State Guitar Amplifier Repair
And now for something a little different, this time it’s a vintage guitar amplifier: the Harmony H500. The owner sent it to the shop out of the cabinet to be serviced since it quit putting out any sound. It’s a … Continue reading
Posted in Audio, Electronics, Projects, Vintage
Tagged 2n3391, capacitor, guitar amplifier, h500, harmony, repair, replacement, solid state, transistor
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New Toy: HP 143 Wide-Screen Oscilloscope Mainframe Restoration – [Part 1]
At the risk of becoming a test equipment collector, I am picking up a few pieces of vintage test equipment that need some work, but will be very useful pieces of shop gear as well as interesting pieces of history … Continue reading
Posted in Collections, Electronics, Hardware, Projects, Test Equipment, Toys, Vintage
Tagged 1402a, 1423a, 143a, 143a mainframe, compactron, dual-trace amplifier, HP, hp 143a, mainframe, nuvistor, oscilloscope, oscilloscope mainframe, plug-in mainframe, plug-in oscilloscope, scope mainframe, timebase, toy, toys, transistor, tube, vintage, vintage oscilloscope
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