[TenTec] Triton II meter is wild

[Joseph Pursley]

If you do use wd40 Id bet it will be the last time. When it dries it forms
goey coating . When used to lube firearms it eventually causes them to jam.
In a few years the fellow who used it in his pots is in for a real surprise.
I would suggest instead you use a product called Deoxit D 5. Also Rat Shack
sells a pretty good pot cleaner. I use WD40 to spray down antique firearms
that no longer work. The resultant goey film left makes a pretty good rust
preventive........de kf5mc.....joe

n4nt - Mike Hyder wrote:

> Hi Don--
>
> Your drive pot may be dirty.  Also the Mode switch, as you suspect.
> That meter on the Triton is NOT output, but IS reflected power!  When
> cleaning switch contacts, one friend suggests WD-40 as the lubrication
> is necessary for switch life.  Same WD-40 works on pots, he says.  I
> don't know about his choice of WD-40 and use stuff I bought from Ten-Tec
> some years ago.
>
> If the meter movement's rapid increase occurs when you advance the Drive
> control past a certain point and occurs on an antenna or through an
> antenna tuner, it may signify that your ALC is not working properly.
> Without proper ALC voltage being developed, they can go into some weird
> oscillations which will show up as high reflected power if the Drive
> control is advanced too far.  This should not happen on a dummy load,
> though, I would think.  You can tell if the rig is developing ALC
> voltage by watching the ALC LED on the front panel.  If it is not,
> replace the diode(s) which develop the ALC.
>
> If it were my rig, I'd send it to Ten-Tec and have them go through it.
> They clean all the pots and switches and give it a general tweak up for
> something like $55.  They used to use a contact cleaner (Kramolin, I
> think it is) which was a two step process -- red can to clean pots and
> switches, then blue can to lubricate them.  The lubrication of the
> switches is VERY important.
>
> Luck to you on your new rig.  Those are fine little rigs!  73 de Mike
> N4NT@bigfoot.com
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: PGHDTS@aol.com <PGHDTS@aol.com>
> To: TenTec@contesting.com <TenTec@contesting.com>
> Date: Tuesday, August 04, 1998 8:38 AM
> Subject: [TenTec] Triton II meter is wild
>
> >
> >Hi this my first time on the TenTec list.
> >I recently purchase a Triton II  at a nearby hamfest and have had
> trouble
> >getting the transmitter final to align. I thought one of you technical
> types
> >might be able to give me a hand. Here is the problem-
> > With the Mode switch in LOCK the output meter swings wildly so that I
> cannot
> >set the drive.  In some cases it will peg to either end  of the meter
> scale.
> >And in some cases it will finally return, follow the Drive pot and
> give a
> >steady meter reading. With the Mode switch in the CW2 position and
> holding
> >the key down every thing stays solid and I can easily align the amps
> drive.
> >In the SSB positions I thank it is solid but I cant be absolutely sure,
> but
> >there is no pegging.  Problem is there using a dummy load or with the
> antenna
> >connected. I think the problem is in the Mode switch contacts. If it is
> what
> >is a good way to clean contacts? Thanks in advance for any help.
> >73  Don   KB3CIL
> >
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