[TenTec] Another "sometimes" audio problem Omni VI

dw bw_dw at fastmail.fm
Fri Mar 16 22:16:36 EST 2007


Thats what I would guess also.
The POP was what triggered the thought.
Light an audio cap that gets disconnected and the re-connected, pops
back into the circuit.

On Tue, 13 Mar 2007 22:00:24 -0600, "Dr. Gerald N. Johnson"
<geraldj at storm.weather.net> said:
> On Tue, 2007-03-13 at 22:03 -0500, k8vf_mark at centurytel.net wrote:
> > I have an omni VI with a wierd issue.....sporadically, the audio goes 
> > away....you can faintly hear it.
> > 
> > Turning rig off then on solves the problem.
> > 
> > Also, I have found that cycling the notch button brings the audio back.  It 
> > just "pops" back on.
> > 
> > Has anyone seen this one?
> > 
> > Mark. 
> > 
> Same exact heat and cool cycle. Sounds like a missing solder connection
> that has oxidized over the years. Very likely its around the notch
> switch button. Or is in the switch contacts themselves. It could be a
> broken weld inside transistor or chip too. Heat and cold, heat and cold.
> 
> 73, Jerry, K0CQ
> 
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