Does the world need another HW101 restoration video? Well, here it is anyway. And for those who don't want wade through 55 mins of footage, here are the highlights:

01:00 the unboxing
5:00 the sink scrub
8:00 troubleshooting a rig with no audio
15:30 component replacements
20:00 a cool way to polish shafts
21:00 VFO intensive care
26:30 no relay action
27:30 why switchboard shields must be attached to tube socket grounds
30:10 reducing AC hum on audio board
32:15 what a bad solder connection can do
34:00 cleaning dirty tube sockets
35:15 now the power supply craps out
36:15 VFO calibration with freq counter
39:15 AVC sounds weird
40:12 ALC meter fails (my bad)
42:11 restoring paint on raised lettering
43:08 fixing a poorly repainted cabinet
48:30 a tube bites the dust
49:48 surprise smoke in the RF cage
50:20 another neutralization of finals
53:00 output tests



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** Yes, I do repairs on certain Heathkit rigs. Reach out to me directly (email address on QRZ). Check out my website N5OLA.com for touchup paint and other helpful stuff for the Heathkit restorer.

Links:
HW101 full manual (searchable): https://nebula.wsimg.com/c1334e119f0e...
HW101 service bulletins (searchable): https://nebula.wsimg.com/7d152f47233c...
HW101 Resistor Charts: https://nebula.wsimg.com/081d3dd4271a...