[R-390] WTB 16 kHz Filter

[John Kolb]

On Wed, 30 Apr 2003, Jim Miller wrote:

> John
>
> I get a "Page Cannot Be Found" error when I try your page.

Thanks for the feedback - darn, don't even know my own name
It should be <http://members.cts.com/king/j/jlkolb>

> Also, I think I
> found the problem, I hope.  I reheated all the solder joints on the filter
> and while doing so noted that a bare wire from one of its pins was barely
> touching the metal case... I think it was shorting to ground as the case
> heated and expanded and contacted the wire..., or possibly a bad solder
> joint.  Anyway it has been working without failure for a couple of hours
> now.  Knock on wood.  Thanks,  Jim N4BE

Sounds like a cure. Reheating might fix even a poor connection
inside the filter, although I once saw a filter where one of
the wires had never been soldered to the inside end of the
terminal. No proper cure for that without opening the filter.

John