When repairing test equipment, computers, stereo's, the first and always most likely component to need replacing is any electrolytic capacitor.
Wavetek used a cheap capacitor made in Mexico in many of their instruments. They all dry out over time, and become open circuits. If you see the word Mexico on any capacitor (or any other part for that matter), replace it. -Chuck Harris Scott Burris wrote: > This may be a little too far off the topic of this list -- if so, feel > free to ignore this message :-) > > I'm trying to get a WaveTek 288 back in working order. First problem > is that the rotary switch on the front panel doesn't work. Checking > with a multimeter, it never closes any switches when rotated. Anyone > know of a commercial equivalent to WaveTek's part? > > Second problem is when I run calibration, I'm getting a ERR OFST ZERO > message. The service manual isn't helpful beyond saying to check the > motherboard. Anyone seen this error who could suggest the mostly likely > failed components? > > Thanks. > > Scott > > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com > To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > and follow the instructions there. > _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
