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KG4ABA

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SB 200 Repair...
« on: March 15, 2023, 05:07:55 PM »

Friends:

Any recommendations on a top notch person to ship my SB 200 for repair, installation of soft start mods, etc?  Ideally, your recommendation will be based on your personal experience...Thanks!
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W1QJ

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Re: SB 200 Repair...
« Reply #1 on: March 15, 2023, 05:57:57 PM »

I’ve been doing all Heathkit amp upgrades for 50years, among other amps as well.
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K1VSK

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Re: SB 200 Repair...
« Reply #2 on: March 15, 2023, 06:17:52 PM »

I encourage you to do it yourself. It’s a simple amp to work on and you will learn from the process. There are a myriad videos and written descriptions of this amp. Nothing every complicated even for the first timer.
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W4FID

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Re: SB 200 Repair...
« Reply #3 on: March 16, 2023, 03:43:20 AM »

VERY highly rated. Have use him myself. N4ATS. Bill. 407-873-3070. Grassa@earthlink.com
He's in St. Cloud, FL (just south of Orlando). A first class technician and a man of integrity.
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VE7RF

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Re: SB 200 Repair...
« Reply #4 on: March 16, 2023, 07:09:27 AM »

If you want to see how the SB-200 mods / upgrades are done, look here. https://www.youtube.com/@amprepairguy/videos
Scott just did a SB-200, that's his latest video...posted 2 days ago.   

He has a total of 16 x SB-200 video's on his u tube channel. That all he does is fix amps 12 hr a day, 5 days a week.
Or just phone him at (203) 892-4119  He's in CT.
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AC2EU

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Re: SB 200 Repair...
« Reply #5 on: March 18, 2023, 08:27:55 AM »

those have fragile power transformers, so you might want to upgrade that too! Is it worth it?

HAMHOCK75

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Re: SB 200 Repair...
« Reply #6 on: March 18, 2023, 01:55:15 PM »

Carl, KM1H, in NH repairs these as well.
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VE7RF

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Re: SB 200 Repair...
« Reply #7 on: March 18, 2023, 08:58:17 PM »

Carl, KM1H, in NH repairs these as well.

KM1H is 83 yrs old now.    Nobody has heard from him in > a year.   He used to post in a ton of different groups, but no more.  Somebody had a wellness check done on him, and he's ok.   Dunno if he's still fixing amps or not. 
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KB2FCV

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Re: SB 200 Repair...
« Reply #8 on: March 19, 2023, 10:25:33 AM »

A vote for W1QJ, he's the best. He worked on my SB-200 several years ago (new band switch and a few other things), it's still going strong.
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