[ARC5] BC454

[Geoff]

>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
>
>> While listening to my BC454 on 75 meters the other evening the receiver 
>> seems to have lost its sensitivity...
>
> Grip the tuning indicator dial (not the crank- the dial itself)
> with you fingers and rock it a little back-and-forth,
> up-and-down.  Do the signals come back intemittantly?
> If so, you have either a bad solder joint that connects to
> the cap or some place on the cap assembly itself has
> gone Hi-Z, which is becoming quite common.
> Also- grip the tops of the IF cans and the tubes
> and give them a little "rock."
>
> Give that a quick try and let us know.
> 73 Dave S.
>


Sometimes it will require reseating the coil pack, IF cans, and tubes a few 
times.

DeOxit it can also help on the tuning cap wipers.

Carl
KM1H



A very little bit of DeOxit may help but too much becomes DeWrexIt