[Boatanchors] Re: [Milsurplus] ART-13 Dyno problems

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Bob,

If you have already run reamers into the socket contacts you've probably 
ruined them, at least if you removed any metal at all.  In this case, your only 
solution is a new RFK-10-31SL (expensive, as you know) or new contacts.  I may 
have contacts, depending upon the insert color.  Contact (pun intended) me off 
list.

If you haven't actually run a reamer into the contacts yet, first check the 
solder joints.  If it were me I'd pull back the sleeving and re-heat all of the 
solder joints with just enough fresh solder to get quick heat transfer from 
the soldering iron tip.  If that doesn't fix it, take one new male contact (of 
each of the two sizes), clip one lead of an ohmmeter to it, clip the other 
lead to Pin 1 and plug and unplug repeatedly the pin, watching the meter 
indication.  When Pin 1 becomes reliable, go to Pin 2.  And so on.  If you can't get a 
good connection out of all 10, you may as well replace all of them.  

To answer your other question, I've never seen any bore brushes smaller than 
.177 caliber.

In a message dated 4/17/2008 7:22:11 PM Central Daylight Time, 
hoopmonk at snet.net writes: 
>  I have made up a set of cables for connecting a DY/11 to my ART-13 with 
> new connectors on the cables. After getting no response from the TX and after 
> doing some checking I discovered that if I put some sideways pressure on the 
> U-9/U I am able to get the autotune to work and also spin up the dyno with the 
> PPT on the T-17 mike, however only if I continue with the pressure on the 
> connector. As the pins on the U9/U are new it is logical to believe the problem 
> in in the female connector on the dyno.
>  There are  8 -.062 Dia. pins and 2- .093 Dia. pins on the U-9/U. I decided 
> to try a corresponding reamer in the holes thinking that there might be 50 
> years of grime in the holes. It had no effect on my problem. Looking in at the 
> holes with a glass it appears as though they are not a solid Dia. but appear 
> to be an eyelet type of stamping with at least one slot on the Dia. Hard to 
> see because of the small Dia. I thought that a small wire brush  that could be 
> run in the holes would clean things up better than the reamers but I doubt 
> that anyone makes anything that small. Has anyone had this problem or any 
> ideas on a fix?
>  
> 

Robert Downs - Houston
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