[TenTec] Orion I no tx/rx

[Barry N1EU]

Carl, do you mean the ribbon cable connectors?

Barry N1EU
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On Thu, Jul 10, 2014 at 2:09 PM, Carl Moreschi <n4py3 at earthlink.net> wrote:

> This sounds like the classic dirty connector behind the front panel
> problem.
>
> There's a couple of connectors with about 200 connections on it behind the
> Orion front panel. There's so many connections that you can get almost any
> symptom from this. These connections should have been gold but they are
> not.  So they need to be cleaned.
>
> It's actually not very difficult to get to.  You remove the front panel.
> Then unplug the big connectors and spray them thoroughly with a good
> electrical contact cleaner.  Then, while they are wet, plug and unplug them
> about 20 times to clean them.
>
> I had this on my Orion when it had intermittent symptoms and this
> completely fixed it.
>
> After doing this do a complete reset as follows:
>
> 1) Power off Orion.
>
> 2) Power On holding the VFO B LCK button.
>
> 3) Continue holding LCK button until the radio says "Battery Failure".
>
> 4) Power off Orion.
>
> 5) Power on holding "Main RX/TX" button.
>
> 6) Continue holding this button until the radio says reset complete.
>
> 7) Do not clear any settings when asked to do so.
>
> 8) Power the Orion off and back on one more time.
>
>
>
>
>
> Carl Moreschi N4PY
> 58 Hogwood Rd
> Louisburg, NC 27549
> www.n4py.com
>
>
> On 7/10/2014 10:00 AM, Mike LaRoche wrote:
>
>> I signed up for this mailing list with the hope of never having to ask
>> help
>> with a problem....alas this is not to be the case....
>> A couple weeks ago I turned on the Orion and it went through the normal
>> start-up and I first thought "wow the band is quiet" however the scope was
>> flat, no rx, keyed the mike, no tx. After a few frantic minutes checking
>> all connections and making sure I didn't change something on the radio
>> suddenly it started working FB. About a week later the same thing happened
>> but this time it didn't come around on it's own, a few minutes after
>> performing a master reset it started working again (WHEW!) A few day ago
>> the same thing happened only this time I'm not so lucky and so far hasn't
>> worked. A search of the archives found some info on power supply issues
>> with a similar condition but switching power supplies didn't help. I had
>> not operated the radio between the times the problems occurred. I'm hoping
>> one of the many gurus here has the answer!
>> Thanks in advance for any help
>> 73
>> Mike ND1W
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