Cold solder joints? Not just Paragons, but Corsairs, Delta IIs... almost any
of the older TT rigs, probably other brands as well, along with various
automobiles (ask me how I know!) and most any other electronic device which
isn't fresh out of the box.
73, Al
On Fri August 26 2016 2:43:24 pm Carl Moreschi wrote:
> This is a common problem with Paragons. The fix is to remove the PLL
> board and reflow all the solder joints on that board. The problem is
> cold solder joints that don't show up until much later in the radio's life.
>
> Carl Moreschi N4PY
> 58 Hogwood Rd
> Louisburg, NC 27549
> www.n4py.com
>
> On 8/26/2016 3:01 PM, k7mks@comcast.net wrote:
> > In past 2 days my Paragon, after having been turned OFF for several hours
> > up to overnight, has experienced 2 failures of PLL locking. In each
> > instance, after turning on the Paragon, i pressed the RESET button and
> > normal operation for hours, in all respects (mode and band changes) plus
> > power output, was returned
> >
> > This is a cosmetically excellent radioi with all fllters and a Giehl chip
> > The "P" word has not entered the picture yet but my comfort zone with
> > PLL's is zero. Would appreciate helpful comments to help keep this radio
> > in one piece!
> >
> > Thank you Joe k7mks
> >
> >
> >
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