[R-390] PTO problem, part II

[PY1NB - Felipe Ceglia]

Hi Tisha,

Thank you for the information.
I will take a deep breath and go for it, I hope I dont mess much with it :)

73,

Felipe

Felipe Ceglia - PY1NB
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On Thu, Jul 11, 2013 at 1:11 PM, Tisha Hayes <tisha.hayes at gmail.com> wrote:

> Since it appears there is some sort of internal binding you may want to buy
> a spare PTO and put it in service. They are not unavailable; even on eBay
> you can get one for $30-$80. Then you will feel less hesitant about opening
> up the funky one you have to see what is binding.
>
> You can probably fix it but it is going to be a "learning experience" and
> may be like the wire reattachment saga on the mechanical filters a few
> weeks ago. If you could not get replacement parts (all of the spare PTO's
> in the world suddenly vanished) then you could go to heroic lengths after
> you taught yourself to be a machinist and metallurgist.
>
> If they had been "cooked" by stuck-on heaters or turned way past their end
> limits you can have a bent shaft, stipped parts or a melted plastic piece
> (if you saw the inside it would be immediately obvious)
>
> I would rather listen to the radio than to spend weeks working on one item
> where I have spares. The PTO would become a rainy day project but the
> problem would not keep me from having the receiver on the air.
>
> That is just my personal opinion, YMMV (your mileage may vary) but I am
> being a bit pragmatic about it.
>
> --
> Ms. Tisha Hayes/ AA4HA
>
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