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Repairing my vacuum tube-based RF signal generator from the 60s



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I had a Leader LSG-10 RF signal generator laying around for quite a while which wasn't getting a lot of use because the modulation wasn't working. In this video I show you the device and I try to repair it.

00:00 Introduction
01:42 How to use the signal generator
09:14 Disassembly
10:23 Identifying the death caps
13:04 Overview of the circuit
17:54 Measuring voltages & checking capacitors
22:38 Swapping death caps
24:10 Remaining swapped components
26:04 First powerup & checks
29:38 Modulation test and repair
35:47 Repair finished & outro


WARNING: Do not attempt to repair electronic equipment if you don't know what you're doing.

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