Heathkit GC 1000 Most Accurate Question
I own a Heathkit GC 1000 Most Accurate Clock. It's in terrific shape but not used for many years. It has stopped locking up to WWV and sometimes freezes up. Can any of our "nuts" repair it? Anyone want to buy it?
Bill, w1bkr@aol.com
Hi, Bill.
I have three GC-1000s, one unbuilt and two built. Both of the built
radios have stopped showing a time display. I haven't had a chance to
figure out what happened to them. I live very close to Fort Collins, CO.
I experience power failures fairly often and when my clocks were working
they used to take a very long time (on the order of a day) to re-sync
after power came back on. I am wondering if the power failures might
have damaged my radios in some way.
Have you double-checked the settings on your radio against the manual,
and have you done any experiments to see if the receiving conditions
where you have your clock located haven't changed or are not conducive
to reception?
DaveD
On 2/5/2018 9:19 AM, Bill Baker via time-nuts wrote:
I own a Heathkit GC 1000 Most Accurate Clock. It's in terrific shape but not used for many years. It has stopped locking up to WWV and sometimes freezes up. Can any of our "nuts" repair it? Anyone want to buy it?
Bill, w1bkr@aol.com
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Bill
I see the manual is online for the GC1000.
The 1KHZ tone decoder may be suspect in that its drifted off frequency. Its
a little ne-567 chip with a pot.
ne 567s were never all that great...
Regards
Paul
On Mon, Feb 5, 2018 at 12:39 PM, Dave Daniel kc0wjn@gmail.com wrote:
Hi, Bill.
I have three GC-1000s, one unbuilt and two built. Both of the built radios
have stopped showing a time display. I haven't had a chance to figure out
what happened to them. I live very close to Fort Collins, CO.
I experience power failures fairly often and when my clocks were working
they used to take a very long time (on the order of a day) to re-sync after
power came back on. I am wondering if the power failures might have damaged
my radios in some way.
Have you double-checked the settings on your radio against the manual, and
have you done any experiments to see if the receiving conditions where you
have your clock located haven't changed or are not conducive to reception?
DaveD
On 2/5/2018 9:19 AM, Bill Baker via time-nuts wrote:
I own a Heathkit GC 1000 Most Accurate Clock. It's in terrific shape but
not used for many years. It has stopped locking up to WWV and sometimes
freezes up. Can any of our "nuts" repair it? Anyone want to buy it?
Bill, w1bkr@aol.com
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Hi: Bill
Mine needed pretty much all the electrolytic caps replaced.
http://prc68.com/I/HeathkitGC1000.shtml
--
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Brooke Clarke
http://www.PRC68.com
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-------- Original Message --------
I own a Heathkit GC 1000 Most Accurate Clock. It's in terrific shape but not used for many years. It has stopped locking up to WWV and sometimes freezes up. Can any of our "nuts" repair it? Anyone want to buy it?
Bill, w1bkr@aol.com
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I just realized there is also a 100 Hz decoder also u402.
Both use the typical open air 1 turn pots. They get cranky with age.
Regards
Paul.
On Mon, Feb 5, 2018 at 2:48 PM, Brooke Clarke brooke@pacific.net wrote:
Hi: Bill
Mine needed pretty much all the electrolytic caps replaced.
http://prc68.com/I/HeathkitGC1000.shtml
--
Have Fun,
Brooke Clarke
http://www.PRC68.com
http://www.end2partygovernment.com/2012Issues.html
-------- Original Message --------
I own a Heathkit GC 1000 Most Accurate Clock. It's in terrific shape but
not used for many years. It has stopped locking up to WWV and sometimes
freezes up. Can any of our "nuts" repair it? Anyone want to buy it?
Bill, w1bkr@aol.com
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Hi Bill,
where are you located? since something like that, would be a perfect
"therapy" for me, because I am always buying "all kind of junk" [my
wife's opinion, but it is very close to the reality ] and after I fixed
it and played with played with them don't know what to do with it...and
it is true, well, if you are not to fare from me-- because of the
shipping costs --- I am in the Bay Area in California, I could fix it
for you
73
KJ6UHN
Alex
On 2/5/2018 8:19 AM, Bill Baker via time-nuts wrote:
I own a Heathkit GC 1000 Most Accurate Clock. It's in terrific shape but not used for many years. It has stopped locking up to WWV and sometimes freezes up. Can any of our "nuts" repair it? Anyone want to buy it?
Bill, w1bkr@aol.com
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