berry, Ive had that happen before to me, and Id like to tell you I have a solution. I tried everything you could think of, including heating the post. No joy. I even purchased a speedout screw remova
Those standoffs are know as PEM Fasteners. A .213 hole is punched for the 6-32 series and then a 2-3 ton press is used to press the fastener into the aluminum. These are also known a clinch fasteners
Joe, its far from a parts unit! Heck Ive repaired a lot worst. If youre getting only half power out, Im going to assume that you have lost one of the pa transistors. The tripping of the power supply
gang.. Havent use this amplifier is years, but with the crappy conditions during CQ WW. I fired the beast up. It wasnt a good day. The amps drawing too much current. Im getting RF out, but not like i
Rick thanks for the advice. Its not my first rodeo, and quite aware of the voltages lurking inside. I simply dont like working on amplifiers. Nothing wrong with the tubes. I put in a new trio of 811s
Mike Bryce prosolar@sssnet.com dip the plate and then load for max power. Always trying to keep current around 500/550 ma. On the higher bands, current exceeds 600+ ma. There is a small pcb that hold
That would certainly be easy to fake requiring the exact frequency of transmit, to be logged Mike, WB8VGE Mike, WB8VGE SunLight Energy Systems The Heathkit Shop http://www.theheathkitshop.com/ <http:
Rick! Ive always wanted one of those! I have a rather large greenhouse, would you mind telling me where you left your money tree? Ill get a spot ready for it near the heaters so itll be nice and comf
ed, Perhaps the biggest issue with the Orion is bad capacitors on the A1 board. As silly as that may sound, replacing all the caps (electrolytic) will solve a multitude of issues. Good place to start
early for me are bad capacitors not is bad capacitors Mike Bryce prosolar@sssnet.com The trouble with quotes on the Internet is that you never know if they are genuine Abraham Lincoln
not to sound silly, but are ALL the stations on USB on 80 or just the one you were listening to? My 515 is lower sideband on 80 meters. Mike, WB8VGE Mike, WB8VGE SunLight Energy Systems The Heathkit
Simple test! Youd need a second receiver, or transceiver. Set it to 80 meters LSB Connect the 515 into dummy load and set to 80 meters NORMAL. Set both to same frequency i.e. 3.890 MHz LSB Plug in he
Sounds like maybe you got a connector slipped one pin over, or on the wrong socket. Check all those cable around the area you were working on and then expand to other boards. Its quite easy to miss a
FYI. The last Paragon I worked on had about the same issues. I traced the problem to two common CD4000 series ICs in the rear left corner of the mother board. Its been so long that I dont remember th
Ten Tec hasnt been answering requests for parts lately. Im in need of an encoder for a jupiter and so far, after several emails asking if they have the part, not as much as a no we dont reply Mike, W
Gang The Multi encoder on my Jupiter has gone kaput. It seems to be a common problem. All my emails to the company have gone unanswered. I sent well over half a dozen. So, anyone parting out a Jupite
Apparently whomever is answering emails, doesnt quite get to them all. In the past three weeks Ive sent at least six emails asking for availability of a part. so far. zip So? Does that mean they dont
Looking for a schematic for the 604 or 605 keys Ive looked, but havent found one on line Mike, WB8VGE Mike, WB8VGE SunLight Energy Systems The Heathkit Shop http://www.theheathkitshop.com/ <http://ww
I have a hard time handling over $1500 for a radio and being told its entry level. Nothing like scaring the bejesus out of a new ham who after spending all that money for a rig, he/she ends up with e