Well, if I have to disassemble it, I will take pics. Just got some nice
extension tubes for my new SLR, so I should be able to get in nice-n-close.
Steve Wedge, W1ES/4
Live free or die: Death is not the worst of evils.
John Stark.
All my computers have my signature with various pearls of wisdom appended
thereto.
From: John Meyer
Sent: Sunday, January 01, 2012 12:34 PM
To: w1es1...@earthlink.net ; drakelist@zerobeat.net
Subject: RE: [Drakelist] S-meter shorted to case.
Steve,
If you have to work on the meter don't remove the nut on the back, unsolder the
wire. Go into the meter from the front. When you do you will see why. I made
the mistake and loosened the nut which broke a very fine wire close to the coil
body.
John Meyer K8IHY
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From: w1es1...@earthlink.net
To: drakelist@zerobeat.net
Date: Sun, 1 Jan 2012 11:04:13 -0500
Subject: [Drakelist] S-meter shorted to case.
I'm working on an R-4B and fried a resistor in the metering circuit. The
560-ohm resistor is now measuring about 80 ohms. I thought, perhaps, the
resistor had simply failed, but decided to sniff around the circuit some more
before subjecting this no-longer-obtainable meter to any more stress (it is
still indicating when I put an ohmmeter across its terminals).
Whilst metering the meter (don't you love it?), I discovered that the
right-hand terminal (when facing the back of it), was shorting to the metal
case! Arrrggggghhh. I played around some more with the insulator and torque
upon the nut and have it so it's no longer shorting to the case. When I lifted
that oblong insulator to peek at the screw and where it comes through the back
of the case, it appears that it is supposed to be isolated from the case - as I
would expect.
What could have caused this short? I'm very much suspecting that this could
have fried that resistor. I've eliminated the short but am uneasy because I
didn't see anything that fixed it other than re-torqueing the nut.
Anyone ever have one of these puppies apart?
73,
Steve Wedge, W1ES/4
Live free or die: Death is not the worst of evils.
John Stark.
All my computers have my signature with various pearls of wisdom appended
thereto.
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