[R-390] need help

Barry Hauser [email protected]
Wed, 18 Jun 2003 13:30:17 -0400


Bill sez:
> Think the relay clicking sound is caused by the DC part of the
> function switch. As you know, the microswitch is probably stuck
> on. But this is not something that you need to fix. Nolan ran
> his sets all the time (24-7) and it was 10 years before he had
> a tube fail.
>
> So let it run ten years - or until there's nothing left to
> listen to with an analog receiver.

That's right!  Easy fix is to run it off a power strip if you don't want to
go 24/7.  Sometimes when you re-hab a microswitch, burnish the points, etc,
it fuses up again quickly due to worn plating.  Might even produce some
noise.  If it's fused, it can't do that.

Barry