[TenTec] TT Orion 1 flakey sub receiver

[denton sprague]

that seems to have worked…time will tell..thanks so much om.

> On Feb 26, 2017, at 7:21 AM, Carl Moreschi <n4py3 at earthlink.net> wrote:
> 
> Have you done all 3 resets to the Orion?
> 
> 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.
> 
> 
> 
> 73,
> 
> Carl Moreschi N4PY
> 58 Hogwood Rd
> Louisburg, NC 27549
> www.n4py.com
> 
> On 2/26/2017 10:17 AM, denton sprague wrote:
>> ran across something that seems to be affecting the sub receiver in my Orion 1.
>> 
>> If I boot the rig after I turn on its power supply, the sub receiver kicks in normally.
>> 
>> If I reboot the rig after leaving it connected to its power supply, which has been left on,  the sub receiver will not kick in.
>> 
>> If I leave the onions on/off switch in on position and use the power supply’s on/off switch to turn the rig on and off, the sub receiver performs normally.
>> 
>> Orion has fresh memory battery and power distribution board cap replacements.
>> 
>> Also, the display wants to get a bit dim after the rig has run for an half  hour or so…and I notice it gets a little warm. Thinking of pulling the speaker and installing a 12 vdc fan in its stead to see if that has any effect.
>> 
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