KI214 Glideslope not working. Possible solutions?

[Cruiser73]

I have an old panel that is due for some upgrades but trying to band aid it until I am ready for the full project of a new panel.  The glideslope on my KI214 isn't working although the LOC is working fine.  The local avionics guy on my home field said the KI214 had some issue and that is why they moved away from the internal GS receiver and starting doing the remote GS receiver like the KN75 with the KI209 CDI.  He suggest just finding a used KI209 and KN75 but the receiver would have to be mounted in the rear and nose/tail wiring installed.  As we continued to discuss the solution I mentioned my Brittain Accutrak Autopilot.  I told him that it still works and i would like it to continue working until the full panel upgrade.  This gave him pause because he said the KI209 like many more modern CDIs uses 5 volts for the needle instead of the much lower voltage on the KI214 that the Brittain AP is expecting.  He said that when Brittain was still around they could upgrade a board to work with the higher voltage.  The avionics guy seemed every knowledgeable so I'm not trying to second guess him and is lifetime of expertise, but are there other solutions?   He thought I might be better to look at fixing the KI214 or find a working replacement. 

Sorry for the long explanation. 

#1 Is anyone driving their accutrak with the KI209?

#2 Anyone have a working KI214 just sitting on a shelf in the hangar?

Thanks for reading the post and any thoughts.

 

[Utah20Gflyer]

I removed a KI 214 that worked with a localizer and glideslope but was way off when using it with a VOR.   It went in the trash when I put in a GI 275 HSI and a GNC255.

I do have a KN75 glideslope receiver I’d sell to you cheap though.   I considered using it but decided a modern digital radio was worth the extra money.