Re: [Drakelist] bunches of drake questions

[Curt Nixon]

I had some of that PTFE oil in a small dropper for my pocket protector 
but it kept slipping out..;)



Jim Shorney wrote:

On Fri, 01 Jan 2010 15:33:00 -0500, Garey Barrell wrote:

  

Mike Bryce wrote:


One TR-4 the band switch is tight. Grease or oil, or ??
  
A drop of oil or Lithium grease on the detent assembly at the rear end 
of the bandswitch.  A drop of oil on the bushing through the front 
panel.  Should do it.  Check the switch assembly hardware to ensure the 
wafers are aligned properly.



I like the PTFE (Teflon) based oil that can be found (sometimes) at Ace
Hardware, or at Radio Shack for more money. Comes in a nerdy little pocket
oiler that will fit in your pocket protector.

73

-Jim




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Re: [Drakelist] bunches of drake questions

[Jim Shorney]

On Fri, 01 Jan 2010 16:07:08 -0500, Garey Barrell wrote:

>I have one of those.  Every time I go to use it, the Teflon(?) has all 
>settled into one end.  It takes a considerable amount of tipping back 
>and forth to get it redistributed!  Not the first thing I reach for 
>unless I have plenty of time!!  :-)


Yeah, I kinda noticed that. Not a big deal, there's always something else to
work on as I flip the oiler over a few times and wait for it to self-remix. ;)

-Jim

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Re: [Drakelist] bunches of drake questions

[Gary Poland]

Mike,
 If the bandswitch is tight its possibly because someone used contact cleaner 
that contained a lubricant and it swelled the wafers. Get a can of degreaser 
and hose down the wafers really good. Sometimes this will evaporate away the 
lubricant.

73, Gary W8PU
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Re: [Drakelist] bunches of drake questions

[wa5pok]

Yup, Duct tape ... HNY Ya' ll 
> 
> >You can probably pick up some friction tape for your glasses too. :-)
> >John K5MO

> 
> Everyone who has actually had to do that at some point in your life,
> raise your hand!
> 
> 73
> 
> -Jim (raising my hand)
> 


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Re: [Drakelist] bunches of drake questions

[Jim Shorney]

On Fri, 01 Jan 2010 16:12:55 -0500, john wrote:

>You can probably pick up some friction tape for your glasses too.
>:-)
>John K5MO


Everyone who has actually had to do that at some point in your life, raise your
hand!

73

-Jim (raising my hand)

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will learn for a lifetime."

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Re: [Drakelist] bunches of drake questions

[Garey Barrell]

Jim Shorney wrote:

On Fri, 01 Jan 2010 15:33:00 -0500, Garey Barrell wrote:

   

Mike Bryce wrote:
 

One TR-4 the band switch is tight. Grease or oil, or ??
   

A drop of oil or Lithium grease on the detent assembly at the rear end
of the bandswitch.  A drop of oil on the bushing through the front
panel.  Should do it.  Check the switch assembly hardware to ensure the
wafers are aligned properly.
 

I like the PTFE (Teflon) based oil that can be found (sometimes) at Ace
Hardware, or at Radio Shack for more money. Comes in a nerdy little pocket
oiler that will fit in your pocket protector.


   
I have one of those.  Every time I go to use it, the Teflon(?) has all 
settled into one end.  It takes a considerable amount of tipping back 
and forth to get it redistributed!  Not the first thing I reach for 
unless I have plenty of time!!  :-)


73, Garey - K4OAH
Glen Allen, VA

Drake 2-B, 4-B, C-Line&  TR-4/C Service Supplement CDs




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Re: [Drakelist] bunches of drake questions

[john]

You can probably pick up some friction tape for your glasses too.
:-)
John K5MO


At 03:57 PM 1/1/2010, Jim Shorney wrote:

On Fri, 01 Jan 2010 15:33:00 -0500, Garey Barrell wrote:

>Mike Bryce wrote:
>>
>> One TR-4 the band switch is tight. Grease or oil, or ??
>
>A drop of oil or Lithium grease on the detent assembly at the rear end
>of the bandswitch.  A drop of oil on the bushing through the front
>panel.  Should do it.  Check the switch assembly hardware to ensure the
>wafers are aligned properly.

I like the PTFE (Teflon) based oil that can be found (sometimes) at Ace
Hardware, or at Radio Shack for more money. Comes in a nerdy little pocket
oiler that will fit in your pocket protector.

73

-Jim




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GT550A/RV550A, HyGain 3750, IBM PS/2 - all vintage, all the time!


"Give a man a URL, and he will learn for an hour; teach him to Google, and 
he will learn for a lifetime."


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Re: [Drakelist] bunches of drake questions

[Jim Shorney]

On Fri, 01 Jan 2010 15:33:00 -0500, Garey Barrell wrote:

>Mike Bryce wrote:
>>
>> One TR-4 the band switch is tight. Grease or oil, or ??
>
>A drop of oil or Lithium grease on the detent assembly at the rear end 
>of the bandswitch.  A drop of oil on the bushing through the front 
>panel.  Should do it.  Check the switch assembly hardware to ensure the 
>wafers are aligned properly.

I like the PTFE (Teflon) based oil that can be found (sometimes) at Ace
Hardware, or at Radio Shack for more money. Comes in a nerdy little pocket
oiler that will fit in your pocket protector.

73

-Jim




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TR7/RV7/R7A/L7, TR6/RV6, T4XC/R4C/L4B, NCL2000, SB104A, R390A, GT550A/RV550A, 
HyGain 3750, IBM PS/2 - all vintage, all the time!

"Give a man a URL, and he will learn for an hour; teach him to Google, and he 
will learn for a lifetime."

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Re: [Drakelist] bunches of drake questions

[Mike Williams]

I'm with Jim on this; I equipped my 4 C Line and the TR-7 and RV-7 with 
these and they look FB...


Good DX!


73 de W4DL   Mike
ex AK7P * WA9SWF * WN9SWF


- Original Message - 
From: "Jim Shorney" 

To: 
Sent: Friday, January 01, 2010 2:53 PM
Subject: Re: [Drakelist] bunches of drake questions



On Fri, 1 Jan 2010 13:05:57 -0500, Mike Bryce wrote:

I put in new blue plastic in the TR3, but its not really the blue that I 
think it should be. Do those overpriced blue LED make any difference?


They make a tremendous difference. The LEDs are very much monocolored 
compared

to the broader wavelengths passed though a filter material. Blue-er than
Drake's blue. You can find pictures on the internet. You can also build 
your
own if you don't like the prices. Information also on the internet. I 
would
post the URL to my blue LED page, but Drakelist bounces messages with a 
certian
hostname in it. You'll just have to google it, or decode it from my sig 
block

below.

73

-Jim

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GT550A/RV550A, HyGain 3750, IBM PS/2 - all vintage, all the time!


"Give a man a URL, and he will learn for an hour; teach him to Google, and 
he will learn for a lifetime."


HyGain 3750 User's Group - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HyGain_3750/
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Re: [Drakelist] bunches of drake questions

[Garey Barrell]

Hi Mike -

See below.

Mike Bryce wrote:


One TR-4 the band switch is tight. Grease or oil, or ??


A drop of oil or Lithium grease on the detent assembly at the rear end 
of the bandswitch.  A drop of oil on the bushing through the front 
panel.  Should do it.  Check the switch assembly hardware to ensure the 
wafers are aligned properly.


Another TR-4 appears to be fubar. No receive, can't hear calibrator.


Voltage checks.?  There is a "fuse" resistor right at the +250V input, 
(27 ohms, depending upon which of the eight versions it is.)  Filament fuse?


Another TR-4, when the mic gain control is advanced, the receivers howls.


Check for shorts on the RCVR control line.


One TR3, everyone is 20 over s-9. A simple adjustment?


Start with S-Meter adjustment from the manual.  Possibly a gassy 12BA6 
in the receive IF.  Check voltages on the AF Output stage, it's one side 
of the S-Meter bridge.



I don't have RG-62 to hook up between a TX4B and a R4B. Would a hunk 
of RG-58 do?


RG-58 "will do", as will a standard AF cable, but the receiver 
sensitivity and/or transmit power will be reduced when controlling from 
the "other" unit.  RG-59 is a little better, or low CAPACITY mic cable 
is best.  RG-62 is OK, but stiff and cumbersome to work with.  Also 
prone to shorting from soldering or bending too sharply.



I put in new blue plastic in the TR3, but its not really the blue that 
I think it should be. Do those overpriced blue LED make any difference?


The "aftermarket" blue filters are all too "blue", much darker than the 
original blue, more like the TR-7.  The "real" blue is a blue-green with 
a much softer, lighter blue.  Lee Lighting 172 film is an exact match to 
the original color, and a two square foot sheet is less than $10.  I 
don't like the LED lights, they are uneven, a strange color, and just 
don't look right.  If you replace the 47 bulbs with 755s, they'll 
probably last the rest of the life of the radios.


Happy New Year

73, Garey - K4OAH
Glen Allen, VA

Drake 2-B, 4-B, C-Line & TR-4/C Service Supplement CDs


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Re: [Drakelist] bunches of drake questions

[Jim Shorney]

On Fri, 1 Jan 2010 13:05:57 -0500, Mike Bryce wrote:

>I put in new blue plastic in the TR3, but its not really the blue that I think 
>it should be. Do those overpriced blue LED make any difference?

They make a tremendous difference. The LEDs are very much monocolored compared
to the broader wavelengths passed though a filter material. Blue-er than
Drake's blue. You can find pictures on the internet. You can also build your
own if you don't like the prices. Information also on the internet. I would
post the URL to my blue LED page, but Drakelist bounces messages with a certian
hostname in it. You'll just have to google it, or decode it from my sig block
below.

73

-Jim

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Ham Radio NU0C
Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S.S.A.
TR7/RV7/R7A/L7, TR6/RV6, T4XC/R4C/L4B, NCL2000, SB104A, R390A, GT550A/RV550A, 
HyGain 3750, IBM PS/2 - all vintage, all the time!

"Give a man a URL, and he will learn for an hour; teach him to Google, and he 
will learn for a lifetime."

HyGain 3750 User's Group - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HyGain_3750/
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Re: [Drakelist] bunches of drake questions

[john]

Happy New Year Mike

One thing I've found useful with Drake gear especially, is wiggle each tube 
in its socket to re-establish connection.  Drake used tube sockets that 
seem to be prone to opening up as you describe (Particularly if it used to 
work ok).


That won't fix em all, but I bet it starts you down the road on some of the 
herd.


John K5MO


At 01:05 PM 1/1/2010, Mike Bryce wrote:

Good---happy new year everyone

Well I'm starting my first new year's resolution of getting some of my old 
drake up and running.


Just did a few quick tests and there's some issues with several transceivers.

so, in no manor of importance:

One TR-4 the band switch is tight. Grease or oil, or ??

Another TR-4 appears to be fubar. No receive, can't hear calibrator.

Another TR-4, when the mic gain control is advanced, the receivers howls.

One TR3, everyone is 20 over s-9. A simple adjustment?


I don't have RG-62 to hook up between a TX4B and a R4B. Would a hunk of 
RG-58 do?


All the rigs did work the last time I had them on, but they have sat now 
for several years. I'm reworking the entire drake station and will simply 
keep some juice flowing to them so they stay alive.


I put in new blue plastic in the TR3, but its not really the blue that I 
think it should be. Do those overpriced blue LED make any difference?





Have great Holiday everyone!


Mike, WB8VGE

SunLight Energy Systems

The Heathkit Shop

http://www.theheathkitshop.com/

J e e p

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[Drakelist] bunches of drake questions

[Mike Bryce]

Good---happy new year everyone

Well I'm starting my first new year's resolution of getting some of my  
old drake up and running.


Just did a few quick tests and there's some issues with several  
transceivers.


so, in no manor of importance:

One TR-4 the band switch is tight. Grease or oil, or ??

Another TR-4 appears to be fubar. No receive, can't hear calibrator.

Another TR-4, when the mic gain control is advanced, the receivers  
howls.


One TR3, everyone is 20 over s-9. A simple adjustment?


I don't have RG-62 to hook up between a TX4B and a R4B. Would a hunk  
of RG-58 do?


All the rigs did work the last time I had them on, but they have sat  
now for several years. I'm reworking the entire drake station and will  
simply keep some juice flowing to them so they stay alive.


I put in new blue plastic in the TR3, but its not really the blue that  
I think it should be. Do those overpriced blue LED make any difference?





Have great Holiday everyone!


Mike, WB8VGE
SunLight Energy Systems
The Heathkit Shop
http://www.theheathkitshop.com/
J e e p
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Re: [Drakelist] Drakelist Digest, Vol 19, Issue 1

[Michael C. Marx]

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Have a nice TR-7 that has one section of one readout that failed. What can 
I do , are any replacements around? I remember a co ,,,German? who sold 
total readout replacement kit ,still around. would appreciate any help or 
info on this.

thanks
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The German who makes the replacement readout for the TR7 is Willi Rass ? 
DF4NW.


http://www.df4nw.de/

73

Joe KC9LAD



At 09:50 PM 12/31/2009, you wrote:

Have a nice TR-7 that has one section of one
readout that failed. What can I do , are any
replacements around? I remember a co ,,,German?
who sold total readout replacement kit ,still
around. would appreciate any help or info on this.
thanks
dale wt4t
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Wishing everyone a happy New Year and also saying thanks to Thom and 
everyone who makes this list the great resource what it is.


73,
Ron WD8SBB






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looking for aux-7 board
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[Ron]

Wishing everyone a happy New Year and also saying thanks to Thom and everyone 
who makes this list the great resource what it is.

73,
Ron WD8SBB


  

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