Steve, The only resistance reading that is defined in the manual is the regulator terminal furtherest from the electrolytic capacitor - and that measurement was OK.
73, Don W3FPR KC2VNI wrote: > Don: I was concerned with the value on U12. Depending on which terminal I was > on, the resistance varied. I should have been more specific about the > question. Sorry for the confusion. > > > Don Wilhelm-4 wrote: > >> Steve, >> >> The instructions indicate that the listed values are the lowest that >> should be measured. The instructions state that greater values than >> those listed are quite probable. If the readings are not less than the >> listed values, all is OK. >> >> Greater than means that larger values are OK - smaller values are bad. - >> yours are OK. >> >> 73, >> Don W3FPR >> >> KC2VNI wrote: >> >>> I am on pages 44 and 45 of the assembly manual and have made it through >>> all >>> the steps. In going through the resistance checks, I got the following >>> values: >>> >>> - At the power poles (12VDC), all I got was an infinite resistance no >>> matter >>> which way I made the measured it. >>> >>> - At the R36 test point, I got 239.5 ohms which beats the 150 ohm >>> criteria >>> listed >>> >>> - At the U12 test point, I got 2 different values: >>> a) 4.86 kilo-ohms at the terminal furthest from the blue electrolytic >>> capacitor in the neighborhood of the U12 regulator >>> b) 237.2 ohms at the terminal closest to the blue electrolytic >>> capacitor >>> in the neighborhood of the U12 regulator >>> >>> - At the U13 test point, I got the following: 423 ohms. >>> >>> >>> Question: Am I okay to go ahead and apply power for the initial power on >>> check (aka "smoke test") on page 46? >>> >>> >>> >>> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> Elecraft mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto:[email protected] >> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >> >> >> > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 9.0.725 / Virus Database: 270.14.147/2628 - Release Date: 01/17/10 > 02:35:00 > > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
