[R-390] bad audio

wli via R-390 r-390 at mailman.qth.net
Wed Mar 25 22:20:02 EDT 2015


Symptom: severe audio distortion in all filter positions except 16kc.

Cause: loose PTO coupling! Looked fine externally, but upon close inspection, turning the KC knob, observed obvious slippage of the coupling to the PTO shaft. Solved by re-setting the PTO to 3455KC, and rotated the coupler so it mated exactly to the KC shaft locked at 7(-)0000. Retightened both Bristol screws on the coupler. Shimmed the rear of the PTO so that both shafts were aligned straight in both dimensions.

W. Li


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