Re: [TenTec] Orion II back home

[John Huggins <john@johnhuggins.com>]

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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