Doug Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterance to the drakelist gang ---------------------------------------------------------------------- On Fri, 2007-11-30 at 10:05 -0500, Garey Barrell wrote: > ... snip ... > Each of these components has an associated bandswitch contact, and while > it doesn't appear to be related to the switch contact itself, it IS > quite possible to be a "cold" or "rosin" solder joint on the switch contact.
SUCCESS!!! Garey, THANK YOU! You got me on the right track. I started by watching the plate voltage on the driver tube -- it did not change much and never went away completely. So, I ruled out T9. Then, I snooped around in the area of the bandswitch and didn't see anything that looked obvious. But, I decided to re-flow the solder (and add just a bit of fresh) on the relevant bandswitch connectors. I had to remove the shaft coupling that controls the crystal selector (the gear driven shaft) and rotate that shaft upright so I could get the soldering iron down to the bottom of the 2nd wafer on the bandswitch. I re-flowed the connections to the switch and BINGO! Full power on 160 meters! If anyone is doing the 160 meter contest this weekend, look for me and my Drake twins! 73, -Doug, W7KF ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Submissions: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - unsubscribe drakelist in body Hopelessly Lost: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - help in body of message Zerobeat Web Page: www.zerobeat.net - sponsored by www.tlchost.net ----------------------------------------------------------------------
