[Johnson] Valiant power on and transmit jewel bulbs

[Robert Sauvan]

Thanks Dave,
I just sat down with the manual and will try to figure it out. This was 
a kit radio since everything is nuts and bolts. I would like to get the 
lights working properly. I also seem to only have lighting on the left 
side of the dial so I dont know if that is normal or not. Will have to 
look into that as well. If you find a source for the "green" jewel I 
would love to have one too.

Thanks-Bob-W0YBS

On 5/24/2015 2:50 PM, David Harmon wrote:
> The left light comes on when you turn on the filaments.
> The right light comes on when you transmit.
>
> I have 2 Rangers a Valiant and a 500.
> Only the Valiant has a green light on the left....it is factory assembled.
> I have often wondered why the left lamp was sometimes not wired....doesn't
> make sense to me.
> I wired them all and they work correctly....but I would like to have some
> more green jewels.
> Yours is likely one of those units that must have been missing the lamp
> holder in the kit.
> Most of the Johnson gear was in kit form so perhaps they forgot that part.
> You can check the schematic and hook er' up.
> You can dwnld an assembly manual from BAMA....this will show the wiring
> harness diagram and save you a lot of time.
>
>
> 73
>
> David Harmon
> K6XYZ
> Sperry, OK
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Johnson [mailto:johnson-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Robert
> Sauvan
> Sent: Sunday, May 24, 2015 2:58 PM
> To: johnson at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: [Johnson] Valiant power on and transmit jewel bulbs
>
> Still working on the Valiant. I have now torn the vfo covers off and rebuilt
> the original owners rebuilt coupler. I spent 4 hours doing this to get the
> vfo dial to finally work without freezing up. It was a combination of round
> head screws touching inside the vfo box and most of all a case of binding
> when you would tighten the big brass nut holding the coupler/dial assembly
> to the front panel. It was just a matter of putting a large star washer
> between the gear box nut and the backside of the front panel. As with
> anything, it never seems to go back together quite like it came apart. I
> just couldnt figure out why the front panel would not sit flat like one
> would assume when reinstalling. It was leaving a very small space between
> the front panel and the gear box nut and when you tightened it up it would
> freeze up the mechanism. It is now fixed for good and the radio is back on
> the operating bench.
>
> While I was inside this thing though. I noticed a green wire coming from the
> right jewel light on the front of the radio. It is cut and just wound around
> the other wires coming from the bulb.Under the chassis I notice a green wire
> going up into the top side of the chassis but cant see it coming out. Looks
> as if it might be buried in a harness. Until I get more time to look at the
> schematic, Im not sure what this wire is all about. My questions is whether
> or not the jewel light on the left side is supposed to ever turn on? The
> bulb on the right turns on when I go into transmit but the left bulb never
> does. Maybe this cut green wire is the culprit. The left bulb does have
> wiring going to it. My Ranger has two bulbs but the right one is a dummy
> light. Doesnt have any wiring to it. Also, I have noticed on You Tube videos
> a couple of the radios I have seen, have a green jewel on the left side. Can
> anyone clarify that?
> Mine is red just like the one on the right. Can anyone tell me when thir
> bulbs turn on if they even do?
>
> BTW- havent blown any fuses yet. Knock on wood!!
>
> Thanks-Bob-W0YBS
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