Re: [TenTec] TT 509 Argonaut Sticking Relay

[geoffrey mendelson <geoffreymendelson@gmail.com>]

On May 19, 2009, at 6:57 PM, JAMES HANLON wrote:

> Karl,
>
> > From your description of the problem, I suspect that it may be a  
> > circuit one.  If possible, measure the voltage across the relay  
> > coil and see if, when it "sticks", the coil voltage has gone to  
> > zero.  If it is staying closed with zero voltage across the coil,  
> > then it is a relay problem.
> I'm not familiar with the relay used in the 509, but dry reed relays  
> are quite common.  My Mouser catalog has five pages of them.  If you  
> can give me a physical description and a manufacturer's name and  
> part number I can probably help you find a replacement.

You can download the complete manual from Ten-Tec for free:

        http://radio.tentec.com/downloads/obsmanuals

Geoff.
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