[TenTec] Corsair II QSK

[Steve Hunt]

Problem solved.

A 4.7uF capacitor had been fitted at C54 on the IF/AF board instead of 
1uF. It looks like it was there from new. The previous owner didn't use 
CW so he'd not noticed!

73,
Steve G3TXQ

Steve Hunt wrote:
> I picked up a bargain Corsair II today with matching PSU and desk mic- 
> well, you never know when you might need a spare:)
>
> At the price, I expected there might be a few problems, but all seems 
> well apart from:
>
> 1) PTO slipping. That's no problem - I have a rebuild kit, and I already 
> have one rebuild under my belt so I wont be so scared next time :)
>
> 2) On CW, with fast QSK selected, it doesn't drop back to Rx between 
> characters, even at slow speeds. The recovery time is shorter than if 
> you select SLOW QSK, but it's not the full QSK I have on my other 
> Corsair II. I don't recall there being any adjustment for the recovery 
> time, so I assume this is a fault. Before I dive in to fault-find, does 
> anyone have any advice on where to look? Has anyone seen this fault before?
>
> 73,
> Steve G3TXQ
>
>
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