Congrats and just in time :) My R4A and T4X are on now getting stable.
Chuck, K1OM, Alachua FL On Nov 30, 2007 4:05 PM, Doug Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 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 > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > -- ------- sent via mobile phone account ------
