[TenTec] Orion Died......

[Gary Hoffman]

That's a bummer Jim.  Hope you get it back as soon as is practical.  I've
come up against infant failures in my line of work too... and its a b*tch !

73 de Gary, AA2IZ


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Reid" <jimr.reid at verizon.net>
To: <tentec at contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, June 30, 2003 6:35 PM
Subject: [TenTec] Orion Died......


> and is on its' way now back  to Sevierville.  After a
> call to Paul in the Service Dep't. and a brief discussion,
> that was all left that was left to do.
>
> Seems that a voltage is too low somewhere inside. One
> which drops after some 45 or so seconds after power ON.
> Probably a bypass cap in a 5 volt voltage regulator.  But
> Paul first suggested changing the external PS just to
> be sure it was not there.  So, I replaced the 961 which
> I had been using with the Orion (from use with the Corsair II,
> which will now sit in the main place until the Orion returns)
> with a 962.  Did not obviate the problem.
>
> Seems such a suspect cap can warm up pretty hot after
> several seconds IF it is partially shorted,  completely short,
> and drop the 5 volts down to 1 v or so,  and the fault I
> experienced would occur.  N4PY was the first to suggest
> such a failure mechanism.  So,  one of those random
> early component failures within a brand new product.
> No way I could deal with such a surface mount device
> out here,  hi.
>
> Rig will not reach Ten Tec until earliest Wednesday, and most
> probably Thursday from way out here.  So, right against
> the holiday weekend.  Probably won't get back to Kauai
> in less than two weeks,  maybe three.  So the Corsair
> will see use in the meantime.
>
> I was able to get the firmware to install,  but that did not
> help.
>
> 73,  Jim  KH7M
>
>
>
>
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