[ARC5] BC-221 frequency meter

[D. Platt]

Robert,

No laughing going on, here.  When you say no output, do you mean you 
can't hear the crystal check points at the proper check points or are 
you saying that no RF is coming out of the meter?  I believe, as others 
have pointed out, that in the CHECK position you may not have RF 
output.  On the LM, one on the bench as we speak, the RF goes away when 
you select CRYSTAL  (same as CHECK on the BC-221).  Can you clarify your 
situation, a bit?

Jeep - K3HVG


On 1/1/2014 7:11 PM, KG4KGL wrote:
> Alright before I start, you have to promise not to laugh at me.
>
> I bought this freq. meter and when I powered it up with my Heath PS-4, I read the wrong scale on the meter and applied ~300v B+. Oops. So I saw a little smoke and thought I fried one of the old fixed caps, so I recapped it.
>
> Now it worked at that high voltage and it works after the recap, but I get nothing out of it when I put it in the Crystal position. Am I right in assuming I have fried the crystal? Everything else works fine.
>
> Does anyone have a spare xtal they would be willing to sell?
>
> Tnx,
>
> Robert
> KG4KGL