Hi Hank I've heard of Astron power supplies that were not
RF grounded ( take cover off & take a look ) However it
sounds more like a power lead problem either at the
PS side or the plug that goes into the Orion. Sometimes
the connectors (esp. if they are crimped ) can come
come loose. Power strips (Rigblaster ect.) can also
(according to John @ TT) cause problems. Do you
happen to have ,or can you make up a second set.
If so you might give it a try. Try taking pliers and tighting
up the DC plug that goes into the Orion since it does come loose over time.
You might make sure the fuse
did not come loose ( a real long shot ).
Let me know how you make out 73's Ray Higgins
On 11/3/06, Pfizenmayer <pfizenmayer@worldnet.att.net> wrote:
>
> Any real Orion Gurus have any ideas - This afternoon I was working a guy
> on
> 20 cw noticed the LCD display was blinking with keying . Tried changing
> contrast etc etc no help. Looked at PS current - was under 20 amps key
> down - power just under 100 watts . Tried into dummy load same LCD
> flickering , same currents and power.
>
> Tried other bands - no difference - Tried reducing power - no difference
> in
> flickering until under 16 relative power setting. Decided to check power
> supply (ASTRON 35 M ) voltage drops under load and fuse and DC supply -
> all
> looked OK. less than half volt from 13.8 to 13.3 .
>
> Turned off and mulled a bit - tried turning it back on and now it will not
> boot - treid doing a RAM clear - could faintly see battery message at top
> .
> OFF and ON and no difference will not boot. Tried a master reset - cannot
> do
> it.
>
> When the thing comes on the red ALC LED lights dimly - - the SYSTEM
> LOADING
> message shows up dimly then fades out in about two or three contrast
> steps
> every 5 seconds - repeats - sometimes the Smeter will light up breifly , a
> relay clicks and it repeats but this is random. I might also note the LCD
> display is sort of blue at turn on the goes to grey and black.
>
> Any ideas for me tonight - ??? . It worked fine all weekend last weekend
> in
> CQWWPH.Worked fine all week on random qso's - all cw.
>
> Looks like I am most likely back to my TR7 for CWSS.
>
>
> ???? Thanks _ Hank K7HP
>
>
>
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