Beautiful piece very clean face id love to find one to add to my collection I dont have a lot of teat equipment yet but I will one day im learning a lot from your videos I love doing this kinda stuff keeps me outta trouble with the wife and home lol thanks
Great repair Mike. I love the B&K series of test gear. I have 2 2040's and 1 that is in bad shape. But can you believe I have never owned a 1040? Yep, got to find one some day. Cheap I hope.Keep up the great work.
The Radio Shop Good evening Buddy, this is where I saw you wanted or needed a 1040 service master. Waiting for the repairs video. Someday, family first money second. Hope you enjoy. Joel
i just got a basket case one off of the bay....all the slide switches have to be replaced and some of the pots...... luckily the rotary switches are ok ...inside mine it looks like it went threw a dust storm.......and it has a lot of corrosion ....the guy i got it from really got me on it ...i have 120.00 in it.......so ive got to try and fix it ...if i find another one at a reasonable price im gonna buy it and keep the basket case for parts........yeah its a job just to get it to where you can work on it.......wish me luck ........eric............
I love the two tone. I use it all the time for sideband. I run it through a filter box with a switch for on and off. I run it directly to the microphone socket. I can switch it from off to dead key and then tone. It works great.
Hi Mike I thoroughly enjoyed your video I got a 1040 brand new in the box and found the same issue re-soldered the same points as you did and Bob your uncle it worked 100% hope to see more videos on this on how to use it thanks again Mike
This video brings back memories... 1979/80 in electronics high school. I let a little of that magic smoke out of one of those, just a little, didn't damage it but did see smoke. I hooked up my Heathkit Marauder transmitter to it. definetly use less than 100 watts.
+Jim Pauwels jr I to have seen a tiny puff of smoke before. Has a big bank of fairly large resistors to make up the dummy load in them. As long as the smoke wasn't billowing out it usually doesn't hurt it. They are high temp film resistors so they can take a beating. Usually the board gets damaged before the resiators.
Hi all from ireland,,has anyone a good picture of the rf printed circuit board,down loaded the manual but is real bad pic..could do with it my two tone dont work a need to check q1 to q6..thanks.
Something like this I might replace the existing connector wires with something a bit longer and split them with an appropriate molex connector. Next guy in might be me.
Hmmm, another example of the equipment mechanical designer never having to actually fix the thing he designed (a tribute to all my mechanical engineer buddies). It's always fun discovering how long a piece of gear will operate with unsoldered or uncrimped connections!
I always have liked BK test gear; had a E200D as my main RF signal generator for many years before I upgraded the bench and actually kinda sorry I sold it. Thanks for letting us see the inside of the 1040, multi-functional test gear is always cool!
+Dino Papas Yeah, there are a few pieces of antique test equipment I had as a kid I wish I had never gotten rid of. The one I wish I hadn't gotten rid of the most was a Supreme model 546 oscilloscope in a finger jointed wood cabinet. It was a piece of art.
pedalboard Always replace tantalum with tantalum. Yes they are just a expensive electrolytic but they have different properties when it comes to being used in high frequency applications. That's why they are used and replacing them with aluminum electrolytics will usually cause noise problems in a circuit. For replacing aluminum electrolytics pick your favorite. There are numerous good high quality brands available. Just pick up any Digikey, Newark or Allied catalog, they only sell from reputable manufacturers. Personally I like Nichicon or Panasonic but do use from other manufacturers from time to time.
Thanks Mike. Perhaps I should have asked instead if there are any electrolytic brands/models you would stay away from? When you go through the hassle of a cap job, you want it to last as long as possible ;-) Why scrimp on caps. Kind regards
In the United States you haven't needed a license to repair CB radios since the 1970's. Back then you needed a GROL (General Radio Telephone Operators License) to repair CB radios. Currently the only radios you need a license to repair is aircraft and marine radios. Amateur and CB radios can be worked on by anyone. I am amateur radio licensed as a Amateur Extra Class as KC3OSD.
Beautiful piece very clean face id love to find one to add to my collection I dont have a lot of teat equipment yet but I will one day im learning a lot from your videos I love doing this kinda stuff keeps me outta trouble with the wife and home lol thanks
Great repair Mike. I love the B&K series of test gear. I have 2 2040's and 1 that is in bad shape. But can you believe I have never owned a 1040? Yep, got to find one some day. Cheap I hope.Keep up the great work.
Wow, never owned one. You just don't know what your missing. BK really hit the ball out of the park with the 1040 / 2040 combo.
The Radio Shop Good evening Buddy, this is where I saw you wanted or needed a 1040 service master. Waiting for the repairs video. Someday, family first money second. Hope you enjoy. Joel
I used to have a 1040. Used it every day. Great piece. I let it go when I got out of CB.
i just got a basket case one off of the bay....all the slide switches have to be replaced and some of the pots...... luckily the rotary switches are ok ...inside mine it looks like it went threw a dust storm.......and it has a lot of corrosion ....the guy i got it from really got me on it ...i have 120.00 in it.......so ive got to try and fix it ...if i find another one at a reasonable price im gonna buy it and keep the basket case for parts........yeah its a job just to get it to where you can work on it.......wish me luck ........eric............
I love the two tone. I use it all the time for sideband. I run it through a filter box with a switch for on and off. I run it directly to the microphone socket. I can switch it from off to dead key and then tone. It works great.
Definitely a nice feature on these units. Just be sure its calibrated so the amplitude of the two audio signals are the same.
Hi Mike I thoroughly enjoyed your video I got a 1040 brand new in the box and found the same issue re-soldered the same points as you did and Bob your uncle it worked 100% hope to see more videos on this on how to use it thanks again Mike
i love my 1040s/2040s
I really enjoy this channel. It is very informative. Thanks.
Nice work mike. Where you at haven't seen a video in a long time . Are you still doing work because I have a radio I'd like restored
This video brings back memories... 1979/80 in electronics high school. I let a little of that magic smoke out of one of those, just a little, didn't damage it but did see smoke. I hooked up my Heathkit Marauder transmitter to it. definetly use less than 100 watts.
+Jim Pauwels jr
I to have seen a tiny puff of smoke before. Has a big bank of fairly large resistors to make up the dummy load in them. As long as the smoke wasn't billowing out it usually doesn't hurt it. They are high temp film resistors so they can take a beating. Usually the board gets damaged before the resiators.
Great Video Mike, awesome test gear! 73!
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Hi all from ireland,,has anyone a good picture of the rf printed circuit board,down loaded the manual but is real bad pic..could do with it my two tone dont work a need to check q1 to q6..thanks.
Nice work Mike...
Something like this I might replace the existing connector wires with something a bit longer and split them with an appropriate molex connector. Next guy in might be me.
Thanks Mike
Nice review, thanks
Hi I have one of these testers! It need repair??
I have one and it needs calibrate can you help
Hmmm, another example of the equipment mechanical designer never having to actually fix the thing he designed (a tribute to all my mechanical engineer buddies). It's always fun discovering how long a piece of gear will operate with unsoldered or uncrimped connections!
Well it has lasted this long. Not bad for something made in the mid 70's and with two bad connections to boot.
I always have liked BK test gear; had a E200D as my main RF signal generator for many years before I upgraded the bench and actually kinda sorry I sold it. Thanks for letting us see the inside of the 1040, multi-functional test gear is always cool!
+Dino Papas
Yeah, there are a few pieces of antique test equipment I had as a kid I wish I had never gotten rid of. The one I wish I hadn't gotten rid of the most was a Supreme model 546 oscilloscope in a finger jointed wood cabinet. It was a piece of art.
Do u have a bk1040 for sale
I have one; what are the audio inputs called? they aren't RCAs. I see your adapter. I got this for easy interface with an oscilloscope.
What do you replace tantalums with... new tantalums or other type of cap? Also, what caps do you recommend for recapping electrolytics?
pedalboard
Always replace tantalum with tantalum. Yes they are just a expensive electrolytic but they have different properties when it comes to being used in high frequency applications. That's why they are used and replacing them with aluminum electrolytics will usually cause noise problems in a circuit.
For replacing aluminum electrolytics pick your favorite. There are numerous good high quality brands available. Just pick up any Digikey, Newark or Allied catalog, they only sell from reputable manufacturers. Personally I like Nichicon or Panasonic but do use from other manufacturers from time to time.
Thanks Mike. Perhaps I should have asked instead if there are any electrolytic brands/models you would stay away from? When you go through the hassle of a cap job, you want it to last as long as possible ;-) Why scrimp on caps. Kind regards
Great video Mike. Do you have a spare house for all your toys... sorry collection???LOL Regards, Dave
House, large pole barn, garage and getting ready to put up another one within a year.
how can i contact you and use your business, i have two sets of 1040/2040 and would like them gone through like you did in this video.
Unfortunately I normally don't work on test equipment. This was for a friend who is also a customer. It was basically a one time deal.
i asume you have a FCC license GENERAL OR EXTRA to working on cb's or any HAM equipmente ,if so ,,what your CALL SIGN sour
In the United States you haven't needed a license to repair CB radios since the 1970's. Back then you needed a GROL (General Radio Telephone Operators License) to repair CB radios. Currently the only radios you need a license to repair is aircraft and marine radios. Amateur and CB radios can be worked on by anyone. I am amateur radio licensed as a Amateur Extra Class as KC3OSD.