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Re: [TenTec] Orion 565 tuning encoder

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Subject: Re: [TenTec] Orion 565 tuning encoder
From: Barry N1EU <barry.n1eu@gmail.com>
Reply-to: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment <tentec@contesting.com>
Date: Sat, 21 Jun 2014 18:59:51 +0000
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After hooking up a scope, I think the encoder is bad.  I'm seeing negative
going pulses on the A pin but not seeing positive going pulses on the B pin.

Barry N1EU


On Sat, Jun 21, 2014 at 6:41 PM, Barry N1EU <barry.n1eu@gmail.com> wrote:

> I measure 4.9V on the A9 board.  I flipped the rig over and now I'm
> measuring 4.3V on the encoders (?!).  Not sure what's going on.  vfoA
> encoder is still working fine.
>
> Barry N1EU
>
>
> On Sat, Jun 21, 2014 at 6:34 PM, Barry N1EU <barry.n1eu@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I measure 4.63V on both tuning encoders.  And both encoders work on the A
>> cable, so it doesn't seem like that would explain it.  But I'll poke around
>> the A9 board.  I replaced all the A9 capacitors a few months ago.
>>
>> Thanks & 73,
>> Barry N1EU
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Jun 21, 2014 at 5:23 PM, shristov <shristov@ptt.rs> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> Barry N1EU <barry.n1eu@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> > Thanks Sinisa.  vfoB would not tune at all.
>>>
>>> I had the same problem.  VFO B encoder had a supply voltage of only 4.66
>>> V.
>>> After tightening 4 fixing screws on the A9 board, the voltage at encoder
>>> rose to 4.77 V
>>> and it started workig.
>>>
>>> 73,
>>>
>>> Sinisa
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