[TenTec] Orion PLL Problem

[Mike Bryce]

ed,

Perhaps the biggest issue with the Orion is bad capacitors on the A1 board. As silly as that may sound, replacing all the caps (electrolytic) will solve a multitude of issues.

Good place to start.

Mike, WB8VGE


Mike Bryce, WB8VGE
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> On Oct 16, 2016, at 10:55 AM, Ed lawson <elawson at grizzy.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> Confess to general lack of knowledge regarding Orion so perhaps
> question obvious.  I have a chance to buy an Orion at an attractive
> price, but owner says it has a problem of losing PLL lock.  Turning rig
> off and then on fixes problem for awhile and then it will happen again.
> 
> Is this a problem that has at least a set of probable causes and
> diagnosing and fixing can be done with a reasonable investment of time
> and money?  Or is this one of those problems that may be
> unfixable and may lead to it becoming a brick? 
> -- 
> Ed Lawson
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