[TenTec] Corsair II QSK

[Bwana Bob]

Good show!  It is harder to find a wrong component than a faulty one. 
You will surely enjoy the Corsair.  It is a classic. I have a Paragon, 
Scout, and original Corsair. The Corsair is my preferred CW and 
QRN-countermeasures radio.

				73,

				Bob WB2VUF

Steve Hunt wrote:
> 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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