W5ec@aol.com wrote:
>
> Last week while waiting for Heard Is to come to 80 meters, I bumped the keyer
> and noticed that the amplifier did not power up. I found that there was no
> output from the Omni VI on 80. I had a heart attack. It was Friday night &
> they were calling VK0.
> I found no power out on 80 but it was ok on all other bands.Ic was high. I
> didn't know what to do but finally did a partial reset and that seemed to
> correct the problem.
> It hasn't happened again.
> Anybody else had similiar problems?
> Bill w5ec
>
Bill: This may or may be be related, but Ten-Tec did have some problems
early in the OMNI-VI with an eyelet on the PA board.
Apparently the eyelet would corrode from heat and not allow current
to flow.
This eyelet is where the +13.8 volts enters the board, a large red lead.
If you have the opportunity to get into the pa section, check and make
sure the large red lead is well soldered to the foil of the board, and
not just to the eyelet. (Ten-Tec's service dep't can fill you in on any
details).
73 de KL7HF
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