[TenTec] 565 Orion I internal keyer problem. experience? advice?

[Barry N1EU]

Is there a continuous stream of dashes with nothing plugged in the front
and rear key jacks?

Are you using a stereo (TRS) key plug, either 1/4in front or 3.5mm rear?

Barry N1EU

On Sat, Apr 11, 2015 at 4:14 PM, Katz Ajamas <ajamas.rn at gmail.com> wrote:

> With the keyer enabled, there is a continuous stream of dashes.
>
> I do not see 5V on the ring of the paddle connection.
>
> I do see 5V on the tip.
>
> If I ground the tip, alternate dot-dash results.
>
> If I provide 5V, through a 10k R, to the dash line, there is no difference.
>
> This suggests that the line is being pulled low somewhere.
>
>
> There is a keyer interface shown on the A7 diagram "81917_4 Drivers some
> spares".
>
> Alas, Tentec does not provide photos of the boards showing parts location.
>
>
>
> I would rather be working on other projects and am willing to make someone
> a good deal on this 565.
>
>
> TX works.SSB and CW.
>
> Main RX works.
>
> It has 4 filters. AM SSB 1.8KHz 1kHz
>
> New battery for memory.
>
> Sharp display.
>
>
> 73, Bob ah7i/w4
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