[TenTec] Triton IV shutting down TT 262G Power Supply

Dr. Gerald N. Johnson geraldj at storm.weather.net
Tue Feb 24 19:11:15 PST 2009


On Tue, 2009-02-24 at 16:25 -0500, Doug Smith wrote:
> My Father Don VE3IYA says that his Triton IV that was working w/ low output
> on 10M is now not working in TX.  As soon as you hit PTT in SSB, the key in
> CW or go to LOCK mode it shuts the TT 262G down.  After a few seconds and a
> power cycle on the 262G it will come back to receive. This happens
> regardless of drive setting and YES it is into a known good dummy load.
> 
>  
> 
> We have not had the covers off yet but I suspect the 80284 SWR ALC board
> will need to be looked at as well as the 80276 Final Amp and the 80280
> Control Board. So what do the experts on here say? We are just thinking out
> loud before diving in. 
> 
>  
> 
> Doug VE3IYB EN93ui ~ 60 miles SW of Toronto, Ontario, Canada Eh?
> 
Power supply shutting down at too low a current?

73, Jerry, K0CQ



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