[TenTec] Orion 565 doesn't work anymore.

[Enzo]

Thank you all for the quick answers!

This evening when back home, I was ready to open covers and take a look 
inside the Orion, but before doing that, I switched it on and, with my 
surprise, the noise heard from the speaker was different. So, after 
having set the correct display contrast, I tried to listen to the 20m 
band it was busy! Then, I tried change the band, mode, transmission... 
the Orion seems fully alive again! Nothing has been changed from 
yesterday, but today it works. Since I don't believe in miracles, I 
wonder what went on? I'll check it in every function, but it seems fine.

73 de Enzo, IK3SWB

Il 15/12/2019 21:27, Bill Cotter ha scritto:
> Enzo,
>
> My Orion-II had exactly the same symptoms, on a couple of occasions. 
> The master resets helped for a while, then the same problem came back. 
> Looking at the DC power cable connector, it was fine. So, I opened it up.
>
> The first thing I did was to replace ALL the electrolytic capacitors 
> on the A9 power supply board with high-quality 105C capacitors. I then 
> checked both batteries (CPU & AT), and replaced them. The last thing I 
> did was to DeOxit ALL connectors in the radio (quite a job). It has 
> never had a problem since.
>
> 73 Bill N4LG
>
>
> At 12:10 PM 12/15/2019, you wrote:
>> Hallo everyone,
>>
>> I'm a happy owner of a Orion since 2005. Today, while it was 
>> transmitting my home energy was suddenly interrupted. After switching 
>> the RTX  on, it started behaving in a strange way: both VFO seems ok 
>> but no band reception; only the buttons around the display are 
>> active, the others don't  work; no transmission. I performed a Master 
>> Reset and then a Ram Clear (followed by a master reset). Now it 
>> switch on, the volume goes up an down, some noise comes out from the 
>> speaker, but the 20m are silent, only electronic noise.
>>
>> Is there any clue to bring it alive again?
>>
>> Thanks and 73 de IK3SWB, Enzo.
>>
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