Raytheon RL-10?

[buildafriend]

This thing looks killer, I found it while eBay searching for an RCA BA-6A.

I would never pay $4000.00 USD for it, but I bet it's a great compressor/limiter.

Have you guys ever seen or used one of these?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Raytheon-RL-10-Tube-Limiter-Compressor-RCA-BA-6A-/140825516964?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item20c9dadba4#ht_1170wt_122

 

[Autophase]

I was thinking "Dont Raytheon" make weapons??
And in the description it says it was made for the millitary.

Looks nice, out of my price range though.

 

[pucho812]

Just because it's old and has tubes does not mean it will sound any good and it does give an excuse to over charge for it. 

 

[Autophase]

just out of interest what would the militarys use have been for a device like this originally?
would it just be simple level control before hitting a radio transmitter?

 

[pucho812]

I would guess in a broadcast application but as to what specifically to broadcast I don't know.

 

[emrr]

It's being sold by one of our members, I'm sure that's actually market price for one that's been restored these days. 

It's a radio broadcast limiter, capable of full range audio.  Raytheon made a full line of broadcast products.  They are well regarded pieces, though slightly more obscure.   

 

[buildafriend]

I have a whole new line of pieces to do some homework on.

Thanks guys!

 

[Gold]

It's being sold by one of our members,

And Nat Priest is an excellent tech. If it was gone over by him you can be sure it's in good shape.

 

[PRR]

> "Dont Raytheon" make weapons??

So did Harley Davidson. (Their cash-cow is, or was until recently, stamping brass into cannon shells.) GM and Ford were major military suppliers. And how about Mitsubishi?

Raytheon started with a novel AC-DC rectifier just when radios were weening themselves from batteries. BTW, you should know the name Vannevar Bush. As radios got practical Raytheon got into building vacuum tubes. They got so good at it they were a go-to when the military needed magnetrons for radar, and made most maggies used in WWII. Out of this work someone noticed what became the Microwave Oven, commercial RadaRange in 1947 and Amanda domestic ovens in 1967. In between they got into transistors, sold the rejects as the famous CK722. In idle time they offered a full range of broadcast gear, and I have seen a Raytheon AM transmitter cooking 50,000 Watts.

They been in about everything, but it does seem Raytheon sales-folk were often more comfortable dealing with generals than consumers.

 

[buildafriend]

I did a quick google search and couldn't pull up any results for the schematic. Does anyone know where I might be able to find the schematic?

 

[plumsolly]

Manual and schematic added to Technical Docs.

Best,

Ben

 

[buildafriend]

Thanks Ben!