[TenTec] PTO Rebuild or not

[Mike Hyder -N4NT-]

If it's a pot, it is probably the pot which balances the offset tuning 
control on the front panel between transmit and receive.  Perhaps that is 
enough of a hint for you to find it.

73, Mike N4NT

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <k8bbm at srt.com>
To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec at contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 2010 9:20 AM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] PTO Rebuild or not


> does warble in corsair II,   561, come from same issue?  which pot to 
> clean??
> thanks
> dave nd0cw
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Bob Towers <mm0rkt at gmx.com>
> To: tentec at contesting.com
> Sent: Wed, 1 Dec 2010 04:02:44 -0600 (CST)
> Subject: [TenTec] PTO Rebuild or not
>
> I did the PTO in my Corsair a number of times in an attempt to cure a
> warble - which was caused by a dirty pot and not the PTO! I got quite
> adept at it and could do it in about 2 hours including taking it out and
> re-installing it.
>
> I nearly used methyl chloride as a solvent until I realised it would
> dissolve the plastic fittings! In the end I used petrol (= gas).
>
> One trick I used when I fixed watches to avoid losing small parts: cut a
> hole in each end of a shoebox big enough for your hands to get through
> and put a sheet of glass or perspex on the top of the box so's you can
> see what you're doing. Anything which flies off will stay in the box.
>
> Go for it!
>
> 73
>
> Bob Towers
> MM0RKT