[Collins] RE: 32V experts

Mon, 23 Dec 2002 13:51:44 -0800 (PST)

Roger that! After having restored a 32-V2 a few years ago, I can tell you that those postage type mica caps tend to go. A driver stage went bye bye when the cap shorted to ground. In all actuality, it took out the load resistor and that was that. It was a PITA trying to look for it but I found her and replaced it post haste! After much restoration and that last troubleshooting, I had one more run in with the 32V during a 75m AM QSO. Smoked something. Pooooof! That was the end of that and I sold the lady to a close friend of mine. He hasn't touched it yet but in case he's willing to sell #1776 back to me, I'll definitely take her back! Cal, N6KYR. 
 Laird Tom N <[email protected]> wrote:Realizing the 32V-2 needs to have its loading control way up on 6 before you
can tune it up.

Check for a leaky C-128.

Tom Laird WC9M

-----Original Message-----
From: David Knepper [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Saturday, December 21, 2002 6:31 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: 32V experts

I am having difficulty getting sufficient grid drive on the 10 meter amateur
band. I have sufficient grid drive at the lower end (26 to 28 Mhz) and then
it just falls off. I did follow the tune-up procedures exactly.

Adjusted the three coils and readjusted the cam train. Nothing erractice
there. But try as I may, no grid drive above 28 mhz. The 32V-2 does track in
terms of grid drive in the bottom portion of 10 meters but it does not after
28 Mhz. What am I missing?

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