Hi Pat,

Are the 866's the mercury vapor rectifiers?  Mercury vapor rectifiers glow a 
very pretty blue when loaded.

Howard #3

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From: "Pat Byrne" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2011 6:01 AM
Subject: Re: introduction and some questions


>I tuned my Valliant using the power supply sounds and the output from
> the receiver with the AVC off and the RF gain way down.  People
> watching over my shoulder said I was always within spec.  Great rig
> in the old 160 A M days!!
> Had a second replacement in my A M second childhood fifteen years
> ago!!  Still a great rig.  My stepson and his wife were entranced
> with the 866s when the rig was out of its cabinet!!
> Pat, K9JAUAt 02:09 AM 12/14/2011, you wrote:
>>Their isn't much that you really need sight  for.  The VCO across the 
>>meter
>>is great, but a properly neutralized amp is resonent  at peak power 
>>output,
>>so a VCO across the watt meter, let alone a TW1 or the new device comming
>>out will work.
>>I used to tune my valiant by diping the power supply hum, I mean the plate
>>and pressing my ear to the case.  Later, a friend of mine gave me a
>>stethoscope, which made the listening easier.  I adjust the grid and
>>modulation by listening to the pinging of the meter needle.  That's why I
>>always liked the valiant, I could tund it up independantly.
>>With the VCO across a watt meter, their isn't a radio, amplifier, or tuner
>>that can't be adjusted.