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Re: [TenTec] OMNI VII with poor audio thru any output

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Subject: Re: [TenTec] OMNI VII with poor audio thru any output
From: Stuart Rohre <rohre@arlut.utexas.edu>
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Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2016 16:15:08 -0600
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The crackly audio sounds like a faulty capacitor in series coupling to or from a stage, or a bad solder joint. Reflow or at least magnify each joint in the audio stages, if some look suspect.

Bad coupling caps if electrolytic, may look swollen on ends or all around, or may have off center seals, or visible content leakage.

Audio signal trace in the audio stages to confirm where audio is clean of the crackle before spending time on reflow soldering. The reflow can be done with a chisel tip hand held iron.

Stuart Rohre
K5KVH
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