Re: [drakelist] TR-7 / DR-7

2007-08-04 Thread LeeCraner
Jack: Try this: unplug that blue wire on the DR7 that goes to the low pass filter and ground it. If the display problem stops, deoxit the bandswitch. If that doesn't solve the problem, try resoldering the 9 pins on the upper left edge of the DR-7 near U9003. These pins apparently had a flow

Re: [drakelist] TR-7 / DR-7

2007-08-04 Thread Mike Williams
Hello Jack, I fought with a similar problem on a TR7 for some time; it came down to a thermal intermittent with U9013, part #MC10138, an ECL device. I used freeze mist around and on the chip and when sprayed , the display normalized. Fifteen seconds later as it heated up the display was

[drakelist] TR-7 / DR-7

2007-08-04 Thread Jack
Jack [EMAIL PROTECTED] made an utterance to the drakelist gang -- Hi Guys, Thanks for all your input so far. I just spend the last 4 hrs on the bench and have developed a headache from inhaling flux fumes. hi. Per some

Re: [drakelist] TR-7 / DR-7

2007-08-04 Thread Garey Barrell
Garey Barrell [EMAIL PROTECTED] made an utterance to the drakelist gang -- Jack - I think I asked originally, but did the receiver work OK while the display was malfunctioning? Before you removed the DR-7 and installed the

Re: [drakelist] TR-7 / DR-7

2007-08-04 Thread Jack
Jack [EMAIL PROTECTED] made an utterance to the drakelist gang -- Hi Garey, Back last winter when it originally failed when the display went...the RX went. The display has not stayed up long enough now for me to check the

Re: [drakelist] TR-7 / DR-7

2007-08-04 Thread Garey Barrell
Garey Barrell [EMAIL PROTECTED] made an utterance to the drakelist gang -- Jack - OK. There are two VCOs. One for frequencies up through 15 MHz and another from 15 MHz to 30 MHz. If they are properly aligned and just out

[drakelist] TR-7 / DR-7

2007-08-03 Thread Jack
Jack [EMAIL PROTECTED] made an utterance to the drakelist gang -- Hello Fellow Drake Fans, I finally got around to putting my TR-7 on the bench today. Removed the top cover and fired her up for the first time since December

Re: [drakelist] TR-7 / DR-7

2007-08-03 Thread Jim Shorney
Jim Shorney [EMAIL PROTECTED] made an utterance to the drakelist gang -- On Fri, 3 Aug 2007 15:12:54 -0500, Jack wrote: If anyone has some sage advise before, I yank the DR-7 and put in the jumper board in to further isolate