This Heathkit IP-2718 Supply doesn’t need much work.
Sunday, July 12, 2026 at 11:14:43
I picked up this clean example of a Heathkit IP-2718 triple power supply at Breezeshooters 2026. This popular supply is still quite common, and you can usually find one or two at a show. Some go for giant buxx in terrible shape - another example I saw at Breezeshooters was in this category - and some, like this one, are in pretty good shape for a reasonable price. This one was $30, and included the original manual.
The only thing that this one appears to need is a replacement ground binding post. This one has a white cap that’s shorter than the shaft, and is being held together with some washers. That should be easy enough to fix, it just requires finding one that fits the hole without drilling more.
This one is interesting in that it says Heathkit, whereas my other unit says Heath-Zenith.
Inside, it’s pretty much exactly what you’d expect from a 1970s power supply.
In the foreground is the 5V section with it’s singular large filter, and in the back is the dual 0-20 supply. The hefty transformer sits in the middle of it all.
So, does it work?
Sure does. There’s not much in here to go bad.
This is going to go on the shelf waiting for use, and it will probably show up at some point for the jack replacement. Stay tuned!
Next part of this series: Coming sometime.