[Collins] Yes, there is a Santa Claus

[David Knepper]

Today, Santa came early to the Collins Radio Center.  He left me with a
repaired KWM-380!

I found a shorted 4.7 mfd/35 volt capacitor from the 24 volt lead to ground.
This a filtering capacitor tied to the 24 input from the 24 volt power
module.

I'll give you the part number in the next several days but the clue was that
I had little or no voltage on TP1,2,3 on the synthesizer board.  My 24 volts
was going to gound through this shorted cap.

Now don't ever tell me that these electrolytics go bad.  Dr. Johnson is
right.

So I saved considerable money by doing it myself.
However, I still have lots to learn about the KWM-380.

Happy Holidays

Dave, W3ST
Secretary to the Collins Radio Association
Publisher of the Collins Journal
www.collinsra.com