[R-390] R-390 Digest, Vol 114, Issue 7
Tisha Hayes
tisha.hayes at gmail.com
Sat Oct 5 17:21:30 EDT 2013
Is your IF gain set correctly? maybe it is too high. There is a procedure
on how to set it by attaching a voltmeter to the diode load connection on
the back. If you are overloading on strong signals that may be a problem.
Another thing to try, see if the problem is the same when you switch
between the 8 kHz and 16 kHz filter positions. You should get slightly more
fidelity at 16 kHz but it will not be a big difference. What I would be
looking for is something radically different between the two filter
positions (a filter that is leaky to ground will cause you problems).
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> 1. What happened to the Brylcreem rule? (Glenn Scott)
> 2. Re: What happened to the Brylcreem rule? (Bernie Doran)
> 3. Re: What happened to the Brylcreem rule? (Robert Moses)
> 4. Re: Newbie needs help (Robert Moses)
> 5. Re: Newbie needs help (Mike Bracey)
> 6. Re: Newbie needs help (Norman Ryan)
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> From: Glenn Scott <wa4aos at aol.com>
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> Date: Sat, 5 Oct 2013 12:06:12 -0400 (EDT)
> Subject: [R-390] What happened to the Brylcreem rule?
> Hi Tish,
>
> Glad you suggested tasting the brown pods..Not kielbasi but did tasted
> JUST LIKE CHICKEN, Rotten, molded chicken with a hint of kielbasi or was it
> more like M&M's? At any rate they were great on my salad..Hi
>
> I haven't had one with blood yet but I did get one with some vintage nasal
> coagulation flung around the top inside of the deck. YUCK!! I guess
> someone thought the R390A was a good sub for a hanky.. NASTY!!!! Can you
> say, " HAZMAT????"
> Rubber gloves, shop towels, water hose and in that order..
> I heard someone say there was a special place in Hell for people who abuse
> and violate great receivers.
> ."Probably the Kielbasa pit"
>
> Glenn WA4AOS
> DSM Labs (dot com)
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> 1. Re: How NOT to lubricate R390A gear train (Joe Connor)
> 2. Re: How NOT to lubricate R390A gear train (chuck.rippel at cox.net)
> 3. How NOT to lubricate R390A gear train (k2cby)
> 4. Re: How NOT to lubricate R390A gear train (L L bahr )
> 5. Re: How NOT to lubricate R390A gear train (rbethman)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Thu, 3 Oct 2013 10:08:25 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Joe Connor <joeconnor53 at yahoo.com>
> To: "Chuck.Rippel at cox.net" <Chuck.Rippel at cox.net>,
> "r-390 at mailman.qth.net" <r-390 at mailman.qth.net>
> Subject: Re: [R-390] How NOT to lubricate R390A gear train
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> The picture didn't come through, Chuck, but I know what you mean. I'm
> working on
> a Breting 12 where a prior owner used so much of that lithium grease that
> it
> looks like he sprayed it with expanding insulation. What a mess! I think
> it took
> longer to clean that than to restore the rest of the set.
>
> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?Joe Connor
>
>
>
> >________________________________
> > From: "chuck.rippel at cox.net" <chuck.rippel at cox.net>
> >To: r-390 at mailman.qth.net
> >Sent: Thursday, October 3, 2013 9:25 AM
> >Subject: [R-390] How NOT to lubricate R390A gear train
> >
> >
> >This is a shot of the current radio/patient on my bench.? What you're
> >seeing is a small sample of the lithium grease that was applied to the
> >gear train.? As the owner noted, "looks like it was restored by Jiffy
> >Lube."? This and not a single capacitor, including the infamous C-553 or
> >resistor in the AF or IF decks replaced.? Some of the resistors in the
> >AF deck had gotten so hot, the color bands are unreadable.
> >
> >What is interesting, this radio had been previously professionally
> >restored.....
> >
> >
> >--
> >Chuck Rippel
> >
> >"Many of the truths to which we cling depend on our point of view."
> >- Yoda
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> Date: Thu, 3 Oct 2013 20:06:18 +0000 (GMT)
> From: chuck.rippel at cox.net
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> Subject: Re: [R-390] How NOT to lubricate R390A gear train
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> Whoops..... I'm guessing that my including the link to the picture
> would have probably been helpful. Must've "slipped" my mind. (You'll
> get that joke when you see the picture :-) )
>
> https://app.box.com/s/wph7rdbqu9drlfkpcdwj
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> Chuck Rippel
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> Date: Thu, 03 Oct 2013 17:41:17 -0400
> From: k2cby <k2cby at optonline.net>
> To: R-390 Mailman <R-390 at Mailman.qth.net>
> Subject: [R-390] How NOT to lubricate R390A gear train
> Message-ID: <DEFA74B4FE47403886ED4C6DF512ACCA at milesdesk>
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> That's not lubrication. That's butter cream frosting !
>
>
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>
>
> Miles B. Anderson, K2CBY
> 16 Round Pond Lane
> Sag Harbor, NY 11963
> Tel.: (631) 725-4400
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> e-mail: k2cby at optonline.net
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> Date: Thu, 3 Oct 2013 17:59:17 -0400 (EDT)
> From: "L L bahr " <pulsarxp at embarqmail.com>
> To: k2cby at optonline.net
> Cc: R-390 Mailman <R-390 at Mailman.qth.net>
> Subject: Re: [R-390] How NOT to lubricate R390A gear train
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> Wrong again! It's too much Kielbasa drippings.
>
> Lee, w0vt
>
>
> Subject: [R-390] How NOT to lubricate R390A gear train
>
> That's not lubrication. That's butter cream frosting !
>
>
>
>
>
> Miles B. Anderson, K2CBY
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> Date: Thu, 03 Oct 2013 21:37:07 -0400
> From: rbethman <rbethman at comcast.net>
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> Subject: Re: [R-390] How NOT to lubricate R390A gear train
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> I resemble that!
>
> My kielbasa NEVER drips like that. (LOL!)
>
> Not since I started making it in 1979!
>
> Bob - N0DGN
>
> On 10/3/2013 5:59 PM, L L bahr wrote:
> > Wrong again! It's too much Kielbasa drippings.
> >
> > Lee, w0vt
> >
> >
> > Subject: [R-390] How NOT to lubricate R390A gear train
> >
> > That's not lubrication. That's butter cream frosting !
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Miles B. Anderson, K2CBY
> >
>
>
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> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: "Bernie Doran" <qedconsultants at embarqmail.com>
> To: "Tisha Hayes" <tisha.hayes at gmail.com>, "R390A" <r-390 at mailman.qth.net>
> Cc:
> Date: Sat, 5 Oct 2013 12:10:13 -0400
> Subject: Re: [R-390] What happened to the Brylcreem rule?
> Blood is always good for performance. I have also found that antennas work
> much better when erected at temperatures well below 0 F with pieces of skin
> attached!! Bernie W8RPW
>
>
>
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> To: r-390 at mailman.qth.net
> Cc:
> Date: Sat, 05 Oct 2013 11:42:31 -0600
> Subject: Re: [R-390] What happened to the Brylcreem rule?
> $50.00/L ??? If you have an ultrasonic cleaner that is up to flamable
> solvents why not just use diesel with detergent (Tide (solid) laundry
> detergent) in it?
>
> On 10/04/2013 12:48 PM, Glenn Scott wrote:
> > Just a little dab will do ya!!!
> > That one looks good compared to some of the ones I get with axle grease,
> dog hair, dead bugs and little brown pods, believed to be rat
> droppings..Want to trade receivers Chuck R.???
> > Thank God for deep cycle ultrasonic cleaners and $200/4ltr toluene based
> go go juice, solvents; makes em all look as pretty as a new bride,,,,,
> well... maybe not but the gears are clean!!!
> >
> > Glenn WA4AOS
> > DSM Labs (dot com)
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> Date: Sat, 05 Oct 2013 11:44:24 -0600
> Subject: Re: [R-390] Newbie needs help
> Sounds like an alignment issue.
>
> On 10/04/2013 11:05 PM, Mike Bracey wrote:
> > I need some direction from the gurus please. My 390a works fine in every
> respect except for distorted audio on the broadcast band. All other bands
> are fine. It is the same no matter what the settings on RF or AF gain.
> Bandwidth has no effect. All tubes check good. It's hooked up to a 40'
> inside long wire antenna. Could someone point me in the right direction?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Mike, KE5YTV
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> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Mike Bracey <mikebracey at att.net>
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> Cc:
> Date: Sat, 5 Oct 2013 11:57:21 -0700 (PDT)
> Subject: Re: [R-390] Newbie needs help
> Hi Guys,
>
> Sorry for the reply delay. I was called into work early this morning. I
> tried Roy's idea first. I put a 3' wire on for an antenna and it fixed the
> problem. It is overloading with the 40' long wire. Is that normal or do I
> have a problem? This is my first 390a and I'm still getting a feel for it.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Mike
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Norman Ryan <nnryann at yahoo.com>
> To: Mike Bracey <mikebracey at att.net>, R-390 mailman <r-390 at mailman.qth.net
> >
> Cc:
> Date: Sat, 5 Oct 2013 12:32:59 -0700 (PDT)
> Subject: Re: [R-390] Newbie needs help
> Hi, Mike,
>
> Try reconnecting the 40' antenna and tune in a signal that distorts as you
> mentioned earlier. Then switch FUNCTION to MGC and gradually reduce RF
> GAIN to where distortion clears up. If it does, I'd suspect a leaky cap in
> the AGC circuit. It doesn't take very much leakage to throw the AGC off
> kilter.
>
> The R-390 AGC is very robust, and thus very difficult to overload with
> strong signals.
>
> Best of luck and keep us posted,
> Norman, KG4SWM
>
>
>
>
> >________________________________
> > From: Mike Bracey <mikebracey at att.net>
> >To: R-390 mailman <r-390 at mailman.qth.net>
> >Sent: Saturday, October 5, 2013 2:57 PM
> >Subject: Re: [R-390] Newbie needs help
> >
> >
> >Hi Guys,
> >
> >Sorry for the reply delay. I was called into work early this morning. I
> tried Roy's idea first. I put a 3' wire on for an antenna and it fixed the
> problem. It is overloading with the 40' long wire. Is that normal or do I
> have a problem? This is my first 390a and I'm still getting a feel for it.
> >
> >Thanks,
> >
> >Mike
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