[TenTec] OT Again: Eico 710 GDO

[mcelmer1]

This goes back a few years. Kit $29.95, wired $49.95.

Mike
W8TRN
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dr. Gerald N. Johnson" <geraldj at storm.weather.net>
To: <tentec at contesting.com>
Sent: Saturday, January 31, 2009 10:15 AM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] OT Again: Eico 710 GDO


> On Fri, 2009-01-30 at 22:11 -0500, John Graves wrote:
>> My Eico 710 GDO has died. No response to changing coils. Dial light 
>> comes on when turned on.  I have found a users manual but not the 
>> building manual.  Does anyone have assembly or disassembly instructions?
> 
> My guess would include a failed tube, probably a 6AF4 UHF tuner triode,
> or a broken cable if the power supply is separate from the dipper.
> Getting into the dipper probably requires removing the screws through
> the U shaped wrapper and sliding it off the bottom. Don't take out
> screws that don't hold that wrapper on.
> 
> Could be a power supply problem too, but the tube is the most likely
> failure.
> 
> 73, Jerry, K0CQ
> 
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