[Central-Electronics] Central-Electronics] MM-2 Assistance Please

[peter markavage]

The first message came through fine here yesterday.
>From the QSL.net archives for July 2005:
[Central-Electronics] MM-2 Assistance Please  Chris Kepus 
[Central-Electronics] MM-2 Assistance Please Kenneth Grimm 

Pete, wa2cwa
> 
> On Fri, 08 Jul 2005 11:15:19 -0400 Kenneth Grimm 
> <kgrimm at adelphia.net>
> writes:
> > For some reason the following message bounced.  As moderator, I've 
> 
> > forwarded it to the list.
> > Ken K4XL
> > 
> > Subject:
> > RE: [Central-Electronics] MM-2 Assistance Please
> > From:
> > "Jim candela" <jcandela at prodigy.net>
> > Date:
> > Fri, 8 Jul 2005 06:32:38 -0500
> > 
> > To:
> > "Chris Kepus" <ckepus at comcast.net>
> > CC:
> > <central-electronics-bounces at mailman.qth.net>
> > 
> > 
> > Chris,
> > 
> >     I too have a MM-2 in need of restoration. The high voltage 
> > filter
> > capacitor shorted out on me, and I put my MM-2 with manual in a 
> box
> > somewhere. I"ll try to find it, and scan the schematic for you. 
> > Question for
> > you is where do you find Nick Tusa's service notes on the MM-2?
> > 
> > Regards,
> > Jim Candela
> > WD5JKO
> > 
> > PS My ramblings about a QRO 20A project:
> > 
> > http://pages.prodigy.net/jcandela/CE20AQRO/20AQRO3.DOC
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: central-electronics-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> > [mailto:central-electronics-bounces at mailman.qth.net]On Behalf Of 
> > Chris Kepus
> > Sent: Thursday, July 07, 2005 11:12 PM
> > To: Central-Electronics at mailman.qth.net
> > Subject: [Central-Electronics] MM-2 Assistance Please
> > 
> > 
> > Hi CE Group,
> > 
> > Man, it is so quiet out there in CE land, I hope someone reads 
> this. 
> > I
> > really hope I get some responses.   :-) 
> > 
> > I need some help with my newly acquired MM-2.  First thing I did 
> > was
> > download the manual on BAMA.  Second thing I did was to print out 
> a 
> > copy of
> > Nick Tusa's Service Notes.
> > 
> > Three questions:
> > 1. Does anyone have a really legible print or enlarged copy of the 
> 
> > Fig 1 and
> > Fig 2 schematics that are in the manual?  I would be thrilled to 
> pay 
> > for the
> > copying, mailing, and gas money if someone were willing to go to 
> the 
> > effort.
> > The Bama download pages, as warned, are just too low res to show 
> > the
> > schematic clearly and the component values/nomenclature are not 
> > legible.
> > 2. In the CE archives, there was an inquiry about a parts list for 
> 
> > the MM-2.
> > I could not find any response that was copied to the list.  Does 
> > anyone have
> > such a parts list that CE published or that some intrepid CE 
> > warrior
> > created? If so, and if someone was willing, I would be thrilled 
> to
> > pay.........(see Q1.).
> > 3. Has anyone needed to change out any of the components that 
> Nick
> > recommends changing?  There's not a lot of room to work under the 
> 
> > chassis if
> > the component needing replacement is buried beyond the upper layer 
> 
> > of
> > components.  If someone has gone through the experience of a 
> partial 
> > or
> > complete electronic restoration of this unit, I would really enjoy 
> 
> > talking
> > with you. Come back with your phone number and I will give you a 
> > call.
> > 
> > OK, that's a lot to ask of a list that is very quiet so please 
> bear 
> > with me
> > and please give me all the help you can....I need it!!!
> > 
> > Thanks es 73,
> > Chris
> > W7JPG