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Building the uTracer3+

A notepad of the build and testing of a uTracer3+ valve (vacuum tube) tester kit.

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Written by Scratch on Thursday February 11, 2021

Sneaky Valve/Tube Socket Problem

Aarghh!! Trying to work out why my valve radio stopped working was driving me crazy.

Sit back and enjoy the detective story. 

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Written by Scratch on Saturday August 15, 2020

UY41 Datasheet Extract

IF Transformer Slug Issues

I'd screwed a slug on an IF transformer too far into the body and now it was just turning. Here's how I got it back out.

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Written by Scratch on Wednesday July 29, 2020

IF Transformer