Heathkit GR-900 Build Thread!

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The convergence panel is the largest PCB so far. It houses the usual array of wirewound pots and coils used for the dynamic convergence adjustments. It is mounted on a small subchassis, along with the UHF tuning presets and several secondary/service controls. It uses 6 silicon diodes rather than the traditional selenium convergence diode assembly found in most commercial sets of this era.

The UHF preset tuning assembly is similar in concept to the preset tuning panels that became common a decade later in early VCRs. It consists of a carbon film resistive divider, with 12 separate adjustable sliders to set the varactor tuning voltage for the desired UHF channels.

Most of the wiring comes in the form of prefabricated harnesses which are soldered to the various points on the subchassis. The 3 convergence magnet assemblies that go around the CRT neck are attached to one of these harnesses, and the other harnesses have connectors that will get plugged into the rest of the chassis at final assembly.

The convergence panel completes the first of the assembly manuals. Before moving on to the next manual in order, I am going to go through the assembly of the optional remote control, which has its own manual, separate from the ones for the set itself. The next post will deal with the assembly of the remote control transmitter...