[Johnson] Valiant I crystal oscillator won't unkey

[Al Parker]

Good AM Roy,
    My Valiant developed the same problem this weekend, I'd love to have 
your notes.
    I hadn't used it since last Spring I guess, and figured it was time to 
get back on 160m at the end of last wk, so I powered it up.  about a minute 
into things, the fuse in the pri. of the LV xfmr failed, it's the one 
inside, of course.  It's so much fun horsing that thing in & out of the case 
& up on end.  Didn't find any problem, so put in another fuse (it really 
needs a slo-blow) and then had the osc. problem.  Figured it had to be 
something flakey like screwy ground connx or some such, so started 
unplugging things.  After I pulled the RF in & out cables from the SB-10, it 
cleared up.  No reason for that, but I didnt' chase it down, just went ahead 
to get the other things ckd out.  But later realised that teh mod. idle 
curent is high, so need to get back into it.
    I have been thru the Valiant, last yr after I got it, and replaced all 
the electrlytics, etc., so it should be OK in that respect.  I ddin't do the 
sometimes suggested/recommended audio mods.  I'd done them in a Viking 1 a 
cupla yrs ago & it was very nice, I just wanted to see how the Valiant would 
sound, it is a bit different.  Haven't had any adverse comments.
tnx, 73,
Al, W8UT

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Roy Morgan" <k1lky at earthlink.net>
To: "Paul Carreiro, N6EV" <N6EV at MonteCarloSS.com>
Cc: <johnson at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2008 8:55 AM
Subject: Re: [Johnson] Valiant I crystal oscillator won't unkey


>
> On Dec 16, 2008, at 12:47 AM, Paul Carreiro, N6EV wrote:
>
>> Greetings..
>> ...  The crystal oscillator (C1/C2 switch position) doesn't unkey  when 
>> the key is not closed.
>
> Paul,
>
> This is a known problem.  Roger in a reply message mentions "the  keying 
> modification".  I can't remember what that is, but:
>
> I will send separately my notes file on the Valiant to you - the  problem 
> may well be in there somewhere.  I have not looked into it  yet. I seem to 
> remember this trouble being mentioned before here on  the list.
>
> Roy
>
> Roy Morgan
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