[TowerTalk] TIC Ring 1022B

[Barry]

Mike,
The problem with the pot is RF getting in and arcing the carbon 
strip. John, W0UN came up with a mod of putting a few .01 caps 
across the pot. I believe TIC is now doing that too.
GL,
Barry

On 16 Sep 01, Mike Gilmer - N2MG wrote:

> 
> I will soon be installing a pair of used 1022B Ring Rotors.  They had suffered a lightning strike at the previous owner's QTH - the only damage seems to be the 4.3V Zener diode in one of the control boxes.
> 
> I am waiting for the current info from TIC (I contacted them over a year ago), regarding the "official" upgrades available.  I would like to know if anyone on TT has personally upgraded their "B" model with the several "D" model upgrades TIC offers.  Some of these were, at last I knew, actually 
FREE upgrades.
> 
> I would also like to know if anyone has made any custom improvements that cured any of the TICs ills. MOVs, etc.
> 
> I have (started) searching the TT archives - there are MANY hits on TIC, but most are older than 1999  I found the Bourns pot replacement texts.  Has that proven effective or are they still failing?
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> 73 Mike N2MG
> 
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