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Old 08-02-2017, 05:18 PM
Crist Rigott Crist Rigott is offline
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Solar CB-160 Restoration

I got this Solar CB-160 cap checker at our annual club swap meet this summer.



So I decided to restore it. I replaced all the resistors. The candohm was shot so I used 5 5W resistors soldered together to make up a new candohm. The only cap I kept was the 181pf mica cap. I used 2 4.7uf caps instead of the 4uf called for in the parts list. All the wiring was replaced with stranded 20awg 600V wire. I added a fuse and holder and replaced the line cord.

It works pretty good. The resistance scales are surprisingly accurate. So are the capacitor ranges. I still need to refinish the cabinet.

BTW, does anybody know where I can get a replacement leather handle? Mine was missing.











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