- 2024
- Sep
- 10
What were they trying to do here?
Sometimes, you get a piece of equipment and wonder what they were trying to accomplish.
This Heathkit electronic switch (Scope Chopper) has some modifications - one of the channel inputs has been replaced by a switch, resistors, and a power outlet hanging off the back. Some tubes are missing. I have absolutely no idea what they were trying to accomplish here.
While replacing the potentiometer would be easy enough, the 12AU7 and 12AX7 amplifiers are gold right now. Kind of like putting new tires on a $50 car - the tubes make the device far more expensive than the $2 I paid for it.
For now, this will probably go in the spares bin in the event that I can get a better example to use with my scope.