[Boatanchors] HQ-180 Need Help

[Barry H]

Don't know if this posted -- thought of something else.

If you find a problem ground point and unsure of it, you can wire an addtional ground.




John..

Apply some DeOxit to each rivet that is a ground-point and/or try the pointed 
stick "tap test" right on them.

If you find that's what it is, in addition to the DeOxit, you can gently 
re-stake the problem rivets with a different kind of pointed stick ;-) -- e.g. a 
philips screwdriver or a sharp jeweler's screwdriver -- just enough to tighten 
them up.  If you are going to do this, it probably makes sense to remove the 
tubes.

Did you DeOxit the tube sockets?  Oxide buildup in the terminals can also cause 
oddball problems.

Barry



-- "John Page" <k4kwm at hotmail.com> wrote:
All the ground lugs, tube sockets are rivited. Bad scene. John

John Page K4KWM
Hollow State since 1953
(ex W8PKU,N8BLB,NA8O)


-- Glen Zook <gzook at yahoo.com> wrote:
Tighten EVERY machine screw and nut that goes through
the chassis.  Over the years these work loose and/or
build up corrosion.  Remember that all of the grounds
are made through these connectors.

Glen, K9STH


--- Barry H <barry_hauser at juno.com> wrote:

Just remembered something else -- often mentioned on
the reflectors -- bad ground connection(s).

Glen, K9STH

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http://home.comcast.net/~k9sth
http://home.comcast.net/~zcomco


	
		
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