[TenTec] Orion PLL Problem

[Mike Bryce]

early for me…

are bad capacitors

not


is bad capacitors


Mike Bryce
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> On Oct 16, 2016, at 11:48 AM, Mike Bryce <prosolar at sssnet.com> wrote:
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> ed,
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> 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.
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> Good place to start.
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> Mike, WB8VGE
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> Mike Bryce, WB8VGE
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>> On Oct 16, 2016, at 10:55 AM, Ed lawson <elawson at grizzy.com <mailto:elawson at grizzy.com>> wrote:
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>> 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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