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Subject: [TowerTalk] T2X blown fuse
From: nw9g@netusa1.net (Steve Narducci)
Date: Wed, 05 Nov 1997 22:20:38 -0500
At 04:29 PM 11/5/97 -0500, you wrote:
>
>During CQWW my T2X control box suddenly lost direction indication.
>The rotor would still turn, but the meter wouldn't move.
>
>As it turns out, the 1/8 amp fuse on the back of the meter was
>blown.
>
>Any ideas on what might have caused it?  Is this just something
>that happens occasionaly?
>
>I replaced the fuse and everything was fine.
>
>73's
>--Lee - KT4ZX
>Georgetown, KY


Lee, check and replace that zener diode in the control box.  Same thing
happend to
me and after replacement, it worked beautiful.  My zener had a thermal
breakdown 
after about 20 to 30 minutes of being turned on.  Radio shack sells em' for
about
a buck.  Good luck....Steve.....NW9G


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