Thread: HRO and BC348
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Old 7th Aug 2018, 6:33 am   #48
FrankB
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Default Re: HRO and BC348

Some of the BC348's had a built in power supply. Be sure to add a fuse to it.

The one I have came with a note in what had been the PS compartment telling me that the PS had shorted out and the radio had caught fire. No fuse was ever designed into the PS.
Also note that the round cap cans that look like a little "pot" with mica or micarta on the top are failing a lot. If you decide to keep it, I would suggest re-capping. They contain paper dialectric caps and the acid in the paper is causing them to fail.

All in all a pretty good for its time, and very rugged receiver.
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