[R-390] R390A 2nd osc. hot R406, R407
ngietz at mymts.net
ngietz at mymts.net
Mon Jan 26 23:42:52 EST 2015
Having gone through this RF deck, I’m hoping you more experienced guys can explain this. The two resistors in the B+ supply line to T401 and V401 were seriously cooked, to the point of darkening the phenolic on the turret board where they were mounted. They each measured about 1K instead of the spec’d 3.9K. I subbed them, but want to avoid a recurrence.
The grid resistor R404 was high at 137K instead of 120K, and it has been replaced as well. I used a digital meter and then a cap checker to check for leakage to ground from the B+ at 250V. They both show infinite resistance with the band switch rotated through its full range.
The windings of T401 are in spec, and in a visual check look very healthy.
Any thoughts on what might have cooked those two resistors? (I seem to recall seeing something about an overdriven V401 doing that, but how would it be overdriven?)
Nelson
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