Re: [Drakelist] T4XB no-output?

2011-01-01 Thread Garey Barrell
George - Does it have a couple of RCA jacks, vertical, next to the power connector that are unlabeled? If so it may have been modified for use with the TC-2/6 or other transverter. If so, these jacks are used to interrupt the PA Screen voltage, and will need a jumper cable between them. Al

Re: [Drakelist] T4XB no-output?

2011-01-01 Thread Al Parker
hi George, I'd check the B+ dropping resistor that goes to the plate of the driver tube. Don't have the skem handy, but I think it's close to the "bulkhead" between the driver and the finals. It's a half watter, and just on the margin, they get warm and drift high in value, could even be op

[Drakelist] T4XB no-output?

2011-01-01 Thread George Rybicki
I am troubleshooting a T4XB I picked up at a local hamfest. Symptom is no output, power supply works on another tx, finals draw bias current and respond to bias pot, all tubes test good, can hear the spot signal on the receiver. I have no drive or output. Resistance checks are all nominal exc