[AMRadio] Bugged by CW?

[rbethman]

Kim,

My TS-930SAT developed two issues.

One, the Ant Tuner section needed some lubrication AND a tightening of 
the coupling on the left motor.

Two, the Power Supply fan would NOT turn on.  I removed the "El Cheapo" 
Matshusta fan, jumpered the thermal switch to be constantly on.  I 
replaced the "El Cheapo" fan with a ball bearing CPU fan.  It draws 
significantly less current at the 12VDC.

Now it is completely functional.  Yes, some "epithets" were uttered 
while working on the Power Supply Board.  There really isn't much in the 
line of room to work in.

Bob - N0DGN

On 1/19/2012 12:41 PM, Kim Elmore wrote:
> I was going to mention that the TS-930SAT IS serviceable by mere mortals like me, but it is tedious. I have a TenTec Orion II. It's no ricebox, but it also has to go back to the mother ship for anything significant. And it's an astounding piece of technology with a receiver that's amazing despite its imperfections.
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> With all the epithets thrown at the SS rigs, they're no different than anything else. The days of (in principle) being able to do everything on my own car are pretty much gone, too. Heck, we're all using computers that precious few of us can fix at the component level! Yet, computers are important gadgets that we need to help us collectively keep our BA gear heating our shacks.
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> With all their foibles, let's not lose track of what the technological advances provide us.
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> Kim N5OP
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