I'll probaly not touch it. The reference is certainly good enough for any radio repair. I just thought it was funny that at 0.2 Hz, my first impulse was to "fix" it.
Joe Gray W5JG On Wed, Mar 2, 2016 at 9:57 AM, Chuck Harris <cfhar...@erols.com> wrote: > Speaking of Wavetek 3000's: They are choc-O-block full of > axial leaded electrolytic capacitors made in Mexico. Sad to > report that they will most all be bad at this point. Their > failure is in the rubber seal for the positive terminal. It > allows the capacitor to dry out rendering its bulk capacitance > null and void. > > Electrolytic capacitors marked "Mexico" reached the replace > on sight stage a good 20 years ago. > > The trimmer caps on the reference aren't generally a problem. > > -Chuck Harris > > paul swed wrote: >> >> Umm Joe. >> A good sign of a recovering time-nut is to know when to just say "no!". >> Funny ended up with a wavetek 3000 sig gen circa 1980 if I had to guess. >> Its main oscillator is 18Hz high. Yes the desire to adjust it is the first >> impulse. The second is when I tweak that cap all heck is going to break >> loose. You just know the caps gone bad. >> So considering what and how I would use it there actually was no reason to >> foul it all up. >> Regards >> Paul >> > _______________________________________________ > 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.