Give John at TenTec a call for a PTO rebuild kit. It'll set you back $25 +
shipping but comes with great instructions. OR, if you send your e-mail to
d.e.warnick@comcast.net, I can send you a copy of the instructions as a PDF
file. You don't often need the parts that they send, though one of my corsairs
is showing evidence of a worn race, and I'll use parts from the kit for that.
As for grease, my personal choice is saltwater proof fishing reel lube. I get
mine at Bass Pro Shops. At $8 a small tume it's not cheap, but it's great for
this use and a tube will build over a dozen PTO's.
As for the relay click, I've never heard it in my Corsairs. May be port of the
keyer. I use an external keyer. Have used the TenTec 645, but prefer my Bencher
key and Logikit CMOS 4
Dave
WA3MKB
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From: "n0tu/Steve" <n0tu.qrp@gmail.com>
> I just picked up a nice Corsair II w/VFO and spent the weekend
> learning how to drive it. What a great receiver! Lots of bells and
> whistles to slice out the weak ones. After several hours of driving
> them (RX/VFO) its apparent both PTOs will need rebuilding sooner than
> later. The evidence is signal warble after tuning in a station which
> finally settles out. At first I thought I was hearing 'Arctic flutter'
> on a lot of stations but then realized it was on ALL signals! So any
> tips on rebuilding PTOs?
>
> Also I'm hearing a relay dropping in-and-out on CW? Should this be
> happening? ...maybe it's a amp control relay? Hoping I can disable
> this guy? Doesn't seem to affect the QSK as far as I can tell.
>
> Another thing is the silly keyer speed control pot's usable range is
> crammed into about 15 degrees? What's up with that? Plus the manual
> does not include the keyer schematic. Although it's referenced in the
> block diagram as the "logic board" no. 81246. Someone have the
> schmatic for this?
>
> So far I'm really happy with this rig. Think it'll stay on my desk a
> long time once I work out the little bugs. Best of all no menus!
>
> Steve/nØtu
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