Jim,
I've just clipped one leg of the driver transistor located adjacent to the
relay itself on several TT rigs over the years. It is a simple matter to put
a drop of solder on it again if you want to re-enable the relay... Not very
elegant, but worked for me..
73
Tim
Nz8J
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Sent: Sunday, March 20, 2005 12:36 AM
Subject: [TenTec] T/R Relay on Paragon
> Hello:
>
> I'm sure this question has been asked/answered before, but I'm new to this
> list and could use some help. I have a Paragon 1 with the Giehl chip,
version
> 3.0.
>
> Is there a simple way to defeat the auxiliary T/R switching relay RLY 1 on
my
> Paragon? I will never need to switch an external amplifier, and the
clicking
> is annoying when operating CW QSK. Could I clip the ground lead on the
pot
> to defeat the relay? If I can't defeat it, is there a way to increase the
> delay? It's controlled by R33, a 100kOhm pot on the control board. Would
going
> to a 10 kOhm pot increase the delay to at least 3 seconds?
>
> Thanks for the help! 73, Jim K5HO
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