"When the display gets dimmer everything works ok. When it gets
> brighter one or all the above takes place....any help appreciated...."
To me, this suggests one of the connectors or pins supplying power to
either the control board or the IF/Audio board is intermittent. This might
be one near where the display gets its power, so the disply voltage
increases slightly when the load of the IF/Audio board is occasionally lost.
JM2c.
Phil
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Robert & Linda McGraw K4TAX" <RMcGraw@Blomand.Net>
To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2005 5:12 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Sick Omni 6+
> Sounds like the power supply is sagging below 13 volts.
>
> 73
> Bob, K4TAX
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "TOM" <n4rs@iamotelephone.com>
> To: <TenTec@contesting.com>
> Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2005 8:19 AM
> Subject: [TenTec] Sick Omni 6+
>
>
> > 100% CW, here are the symptoms.
> > Display flickers, when it does I'm in trouble. These symptoms are very
> > intermittent.
> > *Outboard keyer does not key rig
> > *incoming sigs have a chirp
> > *sometimes no audio
> > *when the audio goes, the "S" meter doesn't work
> >
> > Usually does the above from a cold start. Pushing and proding does
> > nothing. When the display gets dimmer everything works ok. When it gets
> > brighter one or all the above takes place....any help appreciated....Tom
> > N4RS
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