Re: [Drakelist] 34PNB?

2010-02-05 Thread David Goncalves
noise blankers that are 'plug-in' for collins are made by Wynn Works. Perhaps they can be modified for the Drake. David Goncalves W1EUJ On Sat, Jan 23, 2010 at 11:33 AM, Curt Nixon cptc...@flash.net wrote: Is there a source for boards / cloning info for the 34PNB Noise Blanker for the TR4?

Re: [Drakelist] T4XB No +250V AND blown Filament Fuse

2010-02-05 Thread Paul Gerhardt
OK and thanks to all. I just got back home and am going to try the T4Xb troubleshooting again this weekend. Will pull the finals and see if that is what is pulling the 250 B+ down. The R3 was in the AC4 sorry for not noting this before. I looked at the old one and the schematic and was reading

[Drakelist] T-4XC Bias

2010-02-05 Thread Michael Ditmore
Have good bias (-55 adjustable up - or down - to -75V) at rear plug - and on PS sub board, but nothing getting to finals - any good ideas where to look first? Michael W7HUT ___ Drakelist mailing list Drakelist@zerobeat.net

Re: [Drakelist] T4XB No +250V AND blown Filament Fuse

2010-02-05 Thread Garey Barrell
Paul - Couple of things. One, be careful using a larger fuse than the 8 Amp original. That fuse is to protect the wiring harness in case of a filament short. Melted harness = parts radio. The early units used a piece of #30 wire instead of a fuse. There aren't many places in the

Re: [Drakelist] T-4XC Bias

2010-02-05 Thread Garey Barrell
Michael - Shorted V1, shorted C63. 73, Garey - K4OAH Glen Allen, VA Drake 2-B, 4-B, C-Line TR-4/C Service Supplement CDs www.k4oah.com Michael Ditmore wrote: Have good bias (-55 adjustable up - or down - to -75V) at rear plug - and on PS sub board, but nothing getting to finals - any good

Re: [Drakelist] T4XB No +250V AND blown Filament Fuse

2010-02-05 Thread Garey Barrell
Paul - I realized I used the wrong number for the fuse wire. I actually use a single strand of 18-2 ZIP cord, which I think is #33. 73, Garey - K4OAH Glen Allen, VA Drake 2-B, 4-B, C-Line TR-4/C Service Supplement CDs www.k4oah.com Paul Gerhardt wrote: OK and thanks to all. I just got

[Drakelist] R-4C Audio Problem

2010-02-05 Thread Bill Jackson
I have an interesting problem to present to the group. I'm in the process of restoring a later model R-4C that has a peculiar audio problem. The receiver is working fine with excellent sensitivity on all bands, except that on 80m when I turn on the crystal calibrator, I hear what appear to be