Thanks for the info Bill, :) Hmmm, so the shunts are those two loops on either side of the where the center tap from T1 feeds onto the terminal strip. I didn't know that. I thought it was the bridging wire across Postion 4 on the meter function switch. As for the roller inductor - yes that's one of my concerns for being the smoke generator. If it's going funky, I have no idea if it can be repaired. I may have to get one out of a junker.
73, Ellen - AF9J ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, February 03, 2008 12:04 PM Subject: Re: [AMRadio] The Viking II is FINALLY starting to work > Ellen, > > It sounds like you are almost there ! > I just got my VKII putting out power after replacing a broken and > worn out roller inductor. > One thing that no one has mentioned is that the plate meter shunts, > both final and mod, that are located on a terminal strip near the > center rear under the chassis, can be poorly soldered if the rig was > kit built. They are only about 1/2 inch lengths of nichrome wire shaped > as little covered loops. Nichrome wire is not solderable so they must > have been treated originally for the solder to take. In anothe VKII I > have that was kit the solder connection had become unbonded and under > load was intermittent giving all kinds of current readings and behavior > including readings without the plate switch on. Just to let you know. > Another common problem is that the smaller silver mica loading caps > can short out and the loading controls will not behave properly. I > think that is a problem I am having now myself but haven't pulled the > front panel again to check them. They are under rated and known to > become leaky. > Check out the condition of the roller bar also as mine had been worn > oval with erratic connection when trying to tune. The roller itself was > ok. > > Enjoy ! > Bill, KB3DKS > > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > More new features than ever. Check out the new AOL Mail ! - > http://webmail.aol.com > ______________________________________________________________ > Our Main Website: http://www.amfone.net > AMRadio mailing list > List Rules (must read!): http://w5ami.net/amradiofaq.html > List Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html > Post: mailto:[email protected] > To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with > the word unsubscribe in the message body. ______________________________________________________________ Our Main Website: http://www.amfone.net AMRadio mailing list List Rules (must read!): http://w5ami.net/amradiofaq.html List Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html Post: mailto:[email protected] To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word unsubscribe in the message body.
