[R-390] BFO question

[Philip Atchley]

Dave.
I'd suspect one of the capacitors in the BFO circuit has gone "belly up".
Possibly the mica unit that is directly connected to the BFO coil (don't
have the schematic in front of me right now).
73 de Phil  KO666

> I recently fired up a nice EAC A  model that has been sitting on the shelf
> for a couple of years. When I put it away, it had just been polished,
> cleaned, aligned, and working great!   It still seems to work fine except
> for the BFO. You cannot turn it far enough CCW to get a zero beat even
> taking off the knob and gently turning it to the left stop.  (perhaps
> another quarter turn (if available) would zero beat it at full CCW) So
> far  the only thing I have tried is changing the BFO tube but no change.
Is
> there anything else except inside the BFO assembly itself that could cause
> this?
>
> Any points would sure be appreciated.
> 73's
> dave
>
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