[Milsurplus] SKN SNAFU

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Wipers that ground the MO cap rotor would be what I would check first.

Dennis D. W7QHO
Glendale, CA



On Jan 1, 2010, at 11:44 AM, Laura and Jim wrote:

> Happy New Year, everyone!
>
> I discovered my TCS-8 TX has issues that kept me off the air w/it  
> last night.
>
> CW Frequency "warbles" occasionally when transmitting. I'll set it  
> at a certain freq, tune it up, then when underway, it'll drop  
> 100-130 kc intermittently then pop back up. When it drops in freq, I  
> have to re-tune it, then (of course) it pops back up to the starting  
> frequency.
>
> Thought it was a bad BFO in my monitoring RX, but I hear it in any  
> rig I use. I checked and re-tubed the TX to no avail, cleaned all  
> the relay contacts in the TX. I tried different keys: My J-38, J-37,  
> sideswiper and Standard Bug all have the same result. Rob Flory  
> recommends checking the MO cap for cleanliness and I'll do that  
> later this a.m. Mebbe I have spiders............
>
> Any other suspects while I'm in there?
>
> Jim Falls
> K6FWT
> Eureka, CA
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