[TenTec] Omni VI+ problem

[Rob Atkinson, K5UJ]

Not sure if this is on target or not, but with my VI/3 a few weeks ago a 
snapping sound began emanating from the back of the rig whenever I hit voice 
peaks or went key down on cw.  At first I thought it was coming from the 
p.s. which sits on the table near the rig and suspected I was pushing the 
protection trip overload circuit but not actually tripping it.  My solution 
was to decrease p.a. Ic a bit but then it began to do it a lot more.  With 
that, "Oh-man, I hope this is easy to fix or what am I gonna do" feeling I 
began wiggling wires in back of the rig.  It turned out to be a loose molex 
plug on the p.s. cord going into the rear panel socket of the Omni.  I was 
hearing arcing when there was a sudden current draw.  I jammed the plug into 
the socket and held it there with a wedge of foam rubber.  No problems since 
then.

Rob Atkinson
K5UJ

Start with the easy stuff first--wiggle wires.

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