New Caps? Higher Voltage required? I'm spooked. What happened?
Ron Castro wrote:
>I saw your later post about the voltage of the caps. They should definitely
>outlast the originals. Next time I have mine apart, I'll look to see what
>TT put back in their place now that they know this is a common failure
>point. I just got my radio on the table and turned on, and so far, so good.
>All the settings were different, so whoever worked on it put it through the
>paces.
>
> Ron Castro
> Chief Technical Officer
> Results Radio, LLC
> N6IE
> www.N6IE.com
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Rick Williams" <rick.williams@telus.net>
>To: "TenTec List" <TenTec@contesting.com>
>Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2007 4:16 PM
>Subject: Re: [TenTec] Orion II back home
>
>
>
>
>>Well done Ron and here's a little more irony.
>>
>>I received my Newark capacitors today. Total time to remove the Orion
>>from
>>the rack, undo all the torx screws remove and replace the caps (C6, C7 and
>>C9 from the power distribution board) and put it all back together was
>>less
>>than an hour.
>>
>>The original caps were:
>>
>> 470 uF, 16 V, 85 C from CKRM
>>
>>Replaced with:
>>
>> 470 uF, 35 V, 105 C, Low ESR from Vishay (Newark part number 18C4716)
>>
>>There was no problem installing these - lots of room - and the lead
>>spacing
>>was perfect. Preventative maintenance done!
>>
>>73,
>>
>>Rick
>>VE7TK
>>
>>Website: http://www3.telus.net/ve7tk
>>
>>---------
>>
>>Subject: [TenTec] Orion II back home
>>From: "Ron Castro"
>>Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2007 15:03:05 -0700
>>
>>I just got word from the XYL that my repaired Orion II was just delivered
>>to
>>
>>the house. Ironically, my ACOM 2000A amplifier which had been sent back
>>to
>>MA
>>for a low voltage reading problem, arrived on the same truck!
>>
>>I'll be QRV for the 3-day weekend....
>>
>> Ron N6IE
>> www.N6IE.com
>>
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