Up for sale here is this brand new Sencore MU-150 bare circuit board. It is redesigned and has a number of upgrades from the original design.
1. The dual-section power supply capacitor is relocated to the board.
2. The power supply filter capacitor values are increased for better filtering.
3. The 0B2 tube is replaced with solid state parts.
4. Trimmers are added to make calibration easier.
5. A current-sensing resistor has been added to the meter path.
This is a new replacement board. It is similar to the original but has been improved and redesigned in a number of ways. This is a super-high-quality circuit board; it is unbelievably nicer than the originals. You will want to mount the 12AU7 socket sideways on the edge of the board and run wires down to the board.
This board is designed to use modern parts, and is marked (and sized) for them. The board is marked with part specs so it's easy to install new parts. I do have a parts list to populate a board--it is at the bottom of this listing. Resistors are not on the list, sorry. The board is marked with the resistor specs--if no wattage is specified, it's a 1/2W resistor. You will need to build this out yourself--it is obviously not complete, and I do not have complete boards available. This is fairly advanced-level work.
Just FYI, R23 on the board is marked 270 ohms like the original. The parts list suggests a 500-ohm trimmer for R23, since they don't really make 270-ohm trimmers and a 500-ohm will work fine there.
US shipping and handling is $7, and international is $24, no matter what quantity you buy. All my small parts are set up for combined shipping, so just use the "add to cart" feature and then check out all at once, and it will combine shipping. If you have any questions, please ask.
BOM Parts List (resistors are NOT on the list):
| Bridge | MDA106G | 1 | Bridge Rectifier | Bridge Rectifier |
| C1/C2A1/2 | EEU-EE2E820S | 3 | Capacitor | 82 uf 250v |
| C10/11 | WMC2D1K-F | 2 | Capacitor | .001 uf |
| C16 | | 1 | Capacitor | 10 uf 50v (or higher) axial |
| C17 | ECQ-E2224KF | 1 | Capacitor | .22 uf 250v Radial |
| C2B | UCA2E470MHD6 | 1 | Capacitor | 50 uf 250v Radial |
| C3 | ECQ-E2474KF | 1 | Capacitor | .47 uf 250v Radial |
| C4 | ECQ-E2333KF | 1 | Capacitor | .033 uf 250v |
| C6/7/C13 | ECQ-E4103KF | 3 | Capacitor | .01 uf 630v |
| C9 | | 1 | Capacitor | .003 uf |
| CR11 | BZX85B8V2-TR | 1 | Diode | 8.2v Zener |
| CR12B | 1N5817 | 1 | Diode | 1N5817 |
| CR5/CR6/CR7/CR8/CR12A/CR13 | | 6 | Diode | 1N4007 |
| CR9/10 | BAT46 | 2 | Diode | 1N34A (can replace with BAT46) |
| Neon | | 1 | Bulb | NE2 bulb |
| R1 | | 1 | Resistor | 68k ohm 1/2W |
| R10 | | 1 | Resistor | 68k ohm 1W |
| R16/R17/R18/R26/R27/R31 | | 6 | Resistor | 150k ohm 1/2W |
| R19 | | 1 | Resistor | 8.2M ohm 1/2W |
| R2/R6 | | 2 | Resistor | 5.6M ohm 1/2W |
| R21/R23/R24/R35 | PV36W501C01B00 | 4 | Trimmer | 500 ohm |
| R25 | | 1 | Resistor | 820 ohm 1/2W |
| R28/R37 | | 2 | Resistor | 1.8k ohm 1/2W |
| R29 | | 1 | Resistor | 3.3k 5W |
| R3/R7 | | 2 | Resistor | 2k 3W |
| R30/R32 | | 2 | Resistor | 33k ohm 1/2W |
| R33/38 | | 2 | Resistor | 100k ohm 1/2W |
| R34 | 3296W-1-502LF | 1 | Trimmer | 5k trimmer |
| R35A | | 1 | Resistor | 10 ohm 1/2W |
| R39 | | 1 | Resistor | 10M ohm 1/2W |
| R4 | | 1 | Resistor | 12k ohm 1W |
| R44 | | 1 | Resistor | 1M ohm 1/2W |
| R46 | | 1 | Resistor | 2.7M ohm 1/2W |
| R47 | | 1 | Resistor | 3.3M ohm 1/2W |
| R5 | | 1 | Resistor | 47k ohm 1/2W |
| R6A | | 1 | Resistor | 4.7M ohm 1/2W |
| R8 | | 1 | Resistor | 180k ohm 1/2W |
| R9 | | 1 | Resistor | 5.1k ohm 1/2W |
| TR1/TR2/TR3 | 2N2923 | 3 | Transistor | 2N2923 |
| Z1/2/3 | 1N5938BRLG | 3 | Diode | 36v 2W zener |
Calibration info:
1) The static emission needs a plug to be built with 2 resistors and a diode, as per the manual. Insert it and adjust the meter mid range with 1 trimmer. That calibrates the tube voltage differential for all measurement.
2) The GM emission calibration is a 2 step process. You need a 1600 ohm resistor to the arm of the signal pot, to the 0.47uf cap of the voltage amplifier (marked CAL in to board), as per the user manual.
- Max signal first, you adjust the meter at 100% with 2 trimmers. Don't worry about using an oscilloscope, just use a multimeter and measure the voltage at the arm of the signal pot
- For min signal, remove the 1.6 resistor and adjust the voltage to 1/10 of what you measured before.
They want the max signal to be 100% of the meter, and the min a tenth of it, to have a linear range.