[R-390] Z702 Adjustments
Rbethman
rbethman at comcast.net
Mon May 8 14:31:53 EDT 2006
Barry,
I have NO slug tune inside Z-702 in MY Cosmos PTO either.
I just pulled the cover and inspected it carefully.
Haven't got to where you are YET. Still restoring this old Blue Striper!
Bob - N0DGN
n4buq at knology.net wrote:
>In light of the recent discussions of PTO output, it was mentioned that
>some PTOs have a slug-tuned T701 and others do not (case in point, the
>Cosmos PTOs).
>
>For those of you that do have a slug-tuned T701, where is the adjustment
>seen? I have looked on the WEB for pictures of various PTOs and all I've
>seen are the adjustment point for C706. The Y2K manual also only shows the
>single threaded shaft for C706 with no mention of locating T701 for
>adjustment. For Z702s with a slug-tuned T701, I expected to see an
>additional hole for the slug but, so far, I've seen none.
>
>Is the slug-tuned T701 similar to the slug-tuned transformes in the IF deck
>where the hole for the slug adjustment just wasn't included in the can?
>
>It was a busy weekend so I didn't get back to any more testing, but I still
>plan to replace tubes and "sweep" the output can in hopes of finding what's
>causing the output to be so low. According to Rich, his experience with
>all those Cosmos PTOs yielded much better results than what I'm seeing, but
>he also stated that he's never seen any common failures such as bypass
>caps, etc., so I'm still left wondering what could be wrong here.
>
>Thanks,
>
>Barry - N4BUQ
>
>
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