RE: [Repeater-Builder] Spectra Audio Popping after Capacitor replacement

2009-11-26 Thread Mike Morris WA6ILQ
At 03:38 PM 11/25/09, you wrote: Hi Mike, Thanks for the info. Yes, I've cleaned it up good... I use a q-tip with a baking soda/water combo, then wick solder on the pad till it flows... sometimes gotta scrape a shiny spot first. Then soldersuck the pad clean up with wick. Then another qtip

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Spectra Audio Popping after Capacitor replacement

2009-11-26 Thread Mike Dietrich
!!! Mike Specialized Communications KB5FLX - Original Message - From: Tim Ahrens To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, November 24, 2009 10:32 PM Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Spectra Audio Popping after Capacitor replacement Hi David, Is the Hear Clear

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Spectra Audio Popping after Capacitor replacement

2009-11-25 Thread David Murman
[mailto:repeater-buil...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Tim Ahrens Sent: Tuesday, November 24, 2009 10:32 PM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Spectra Audio Popping after Capacitor replacement Hi David, Is the Hear Clear board only on the 900 mhz spectras? I

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Spectra Audio Popping after Capacitor replacement

2009-11-25 Thread Mike Morris WA6ILQ
-Original Message- From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:repeater-buil...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of tahrens301 Sent: Tuesday, November 24, 2009 2:43 PM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Spectra Audio Popping after Capacitor replacement Hi

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Spectra Audio Popping after Capacitor replacement

2009-11-25 Thread Tim Ahrens
Hi Mike, Thanks for the info. Yes, I've cleaned it up good... I use a q-tip with a baking soda/water combo, then wick solder on the pad till it flows... sometimes gotta scrape a shiny spot first. Then soldersuck the pad clean up with wick. Then another qtip with lacquer thinner (contains

[Repeater-Builder] Spectra Audio Popping after Capacitor replacement

2009-11-24 Thread tahrens301
Hi Folks, I've been working on these Spectras, and so far, the capacitors have done the trick. But on this last radio, the speaker pops whenever the audio path is open (unsquelched, signal, mode change, etc). Just curious if there's something I've missed. Thanks, Tim

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Spectra Audio Popping after Capacitor replacement

2009-11-24 Thread David Murman
24, 2009 2:43 PM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Spectra Audio Popping after Capacitor replacement Hi Folks, I've been working on these Spectras, and so far, the capacitors have done the trick. But on this last radio, the speaker pops whenever the audio path

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Spectra Audio Popping after Capacitor replacement

2009-11-24 Thread Tim Ahrens
Hi David, Is the Hear Clear board only on the 900 mhz spectras? I was looking in my service manual, and it talks about the board plugging into P501, but on my VHF spectras, this plug is unpopulated.. As a side note, when I went to replace the capacitors, I noticed that a fire ant had given it's