Re: [TenTec] ORION died

["Reg Unsworth" <reg.unsworth@btopenworld.com>]

I had a vaguely similar experience with my (now) 20 month old Orion.  It 
just died on receive.  I wasn't transmitting.  Similar symptoms to yours 
with the red led - including all the green ones around cut/pbt/bw being 
dimly lit.  There was also a narrow horizontal thin black band across the 
centre of the main display.  As it was still just in warranty I took it back 
to the distributor.  Having phoned ahead with the symptoms, they had a good 
idea of the fix as they had had a similar problem previously.  It took them 
about 30 minutes to fix.  I think they replaced a failed (burnt out) c 
somewhere (can't remember  exactly now)  I should think TT will know about 
it if it is the same problem or you could try here http://www.aoruk.com/
73

Reg
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Pfizenmayer" <pfizenmayer@worldnet.att.net>
To: "Carl Moreschi" <n4py@arrl.net>; "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" 
<tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Saturday, November 04, 2006 3:35 AM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] ORION died


> Think you are probably right Carl - at least hopefully -(it has gotten 
> even worse now so looks very much like a regulator going kaput ) - but I 
> just looked at the 81917A7 CPU/DSP regulator schematic  and they are 
> things I cannot get locally tomorrow and get them installed by 2pm so I 
> guess I will set the O aside and hook up my TR7/R7.But maybe I can avoid a 
> trip back to TT with it. Besides I am not looking forward to pulling the 
> front panel again to get to those regulators!
> 73 de Hank K7HP
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Carl Moreschi" <n4py@arrl.net>
> To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec@contesting.com>
> Sent: Friday, November 03, 2006 8:17 PM
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] ORION died
>
>
> > It sounds like an internal voltage regulator is messed up to me.  I would
> > check all the internal voltages from the regulators.
> >
> > Carl Moreschi N4PY
> > 121 Little Bell Drive
> > Bell Mountain
> > Hays, North Carolina 28635
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Pfizenmayer" <pfizenmayer@worldnet.att.net>
> > To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec@contesting.com>
> > Sent: Friday, November 03, 2006 9:07 PM
> > Subject: Re: [TenTec] ORION died
> >
> >
> > > Any real Orion Gurus have any ideas - This afternoon I was working a guy
> > on
> > > 20 cw noticed the LCD display was blinking with keying . Tried changing
> > > contrast etc etc no help. Looked at PS current - was under 20 amps key
> > > down - power just under 100 watts . Tried into dummy load same LCD
> > > flickering , same currents and power.
> > >
> > > Tried other bands - no difference - Tried reducing power - no difference
> > in
> > > flickering until under 16 relative power setting. Decided to check power
> > > supply (ASTRON 35 M ) voltage drops under load and fuse and DC supply -
> > all
> > > looked OK. less than half volt from 13.8 to 13.3 .
> > >
> > > Turned off and mulled a bit - tried turning it back on and now it will 
> > > not
> > > boot - treid doing a RAM clear - could faintly see battery message at 
> > > top
> > .
> > > OFF and ON and no difference will not boot. Tried a master reset - 
> > > cannot
> > do
> > > it.
> > >
> > > When the thing comes on the red ALC LED lights dimly - - the SYSTEM
> > LOADING
> > > message shows up  dimly then fades out in about two or three contrast
> > steps
> > > every 5 seconds - repeats - sometimes the Smeter will light up breifly , 
> > > a
> > > relay clicks and it repeats but this is random. I might also note the 
> > > LCD
> > > display is sort of blue at turn on the goes to grey and black.
> > >
> > > Any ideas for me tonight - ??? . It worked fine all weekend last weekend
> > in
> > > CQWWPH.Worked fine all week on random qso's - all cw.
> > >
> > > Looks like I am most likely back to my TR7 for CWSS.
> > >
> > >
> > > ???? Thanks _ Hank K7HP
> > >
> > >
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