[TenTec] triton 540 reversed polarity

[Louis A. Ciotti Jr.]

Thanks, but I really do not think this is the case because like I said previously it powers up still... But I am still going to remove and test it who knows maybe I will get lucky!

Thanks again,

73
Lou
KC2RVD
-----Original Message-----
From: Carl Moreschi <n4py at arrl.net>
Date: Tuesday, Aug 7, 2007 1:15 pm
Subject: Re: [TenTec] triton 540 reversed polarity
To: lciotti at twcny.rr.com, Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment <tentec at contesting.com>
CC: <tentec at contesting.com>

Don't overlook the possibility that the Trition was protected from reverse polarity by a reverse diode across the 12 volt supply connection.  If this is the case, the diode would most likely now be shorted and that is al that is wrong.
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>Carl Moreschi N4PY
>121 Little Bell Drive
>Bell Mountain
>Hays, NC 28635
>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "Louis A. Ciotti Jr." <lciotti at twcny.rr.com>
>To: <geraldj at storm.weather.net>
>Cc: <tentec at contesting.com>
>Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2007 12:36 PM
>Subject: Re: [TenTec] triton 540 reversed polarity
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>> Thanks for the information.  I have located the manual which has a schematic.  I guess I am going to have to dig in and start changing parts.
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>> I do not think I destroyed every IC as the radio powers up and the remote digital readout I have for it works and shows the correct frequency so some portion of it is working.  That and the fact that I can still hear static if I turn the volume up to max means that some portion of the receiver is working.
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>> Thanks again, and keep the ideas comming.
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>> 73
> Lou
> KC2RVD
>
>>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: "Dr. Gerald N. Johnson" <geraldj at storm.weather.net>
> Date: Tuesday, Aug 7, 2007 12:21 pm
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] triton 540 reversed polarity
> To: tentec at contesting.com
>
>> On Mon, 2007-08-06 at 21:24 -0500, Stuart Rohre wrote:
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