How about putting off the inevitable for a bit Tom and try your other
power supply for a decent time and see if you get the intermitency
again. Perhaps keep you out of uncomfortable water; that would make
me nervous, too. And when I was a kid I was all over 500 and 600
volt D C supplies. Got knocked on my ass a time or two but went back
for more!! Older and wiser, or smarter!!
Pat, K9JAUAt 08:52 PM 1/24/2013, you wrote:
>Steve:
>
>I know it shouldn't but taking the cover off the Astron makes me kind of
>skiddish, but I may just have to do that to check that pot and be sure my
>voltage isn't somehow fluctuating.
>
>If anyone has some safe and blind-friendly instructions as to how to check
>and possibly adjust the RS35 voltage pot, please send them my way.
>
>I want to keep it a pleasant experience. (smile)
>
>Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Steve Dresser" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2013 9:02 PM
>Subject: Re: Strange TS590 Behavior
>
>
> > Tom,
> >
> > You may not need to replace the supply, but you might consider checking
> > the
> > pot that adjusts the voltage to make sure it hasn't gotten dirty.
> >
> > Steve
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Tom Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2013 19:32
> > Subject: Re: Strange TS590 Behavior
> >
> >
> >> Steve:
> >>
> >> Another thing I have occasionally wondered out loud on the list about is
> >> whether my 15-year-old Astron RS35 power supply might be in need of
> >> replacement at some point.
> >>
> >> I have another 20-amp Kenwood supply here that I might just put in the
> >> circuit for a while to see if anything behaves differently.
> >>
> >> Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "Steve Dresser" <[log in to unmask]>
> >> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> >> Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2013 10:59 AM
> >> Subject: Re: Strange TS590 Behavior
> >>
> >>
> >>> Tom,
> >>>
> >>> Sounds like you might be on the hairy edge of a low voltage problem.
> >>> Other
> >>> than that, I'd say it's time for repair (unless you have some other
> >>> faulty
> >>> connections).
> >>>
> >>> Steve
> >>>
> >>> ----- Original Message -----
> >>> From: "Tom Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
> >>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> >>> Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2013 20:12
> >>> Subject: Strange TS590 Behavior
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>> Hello everyone.
> >>>>
> >>>> This quiry is to all of you TS590 owners out there.
> >>>>
> >>>> Several times now, I have noticed something really strange with my
> >>>> TS590,
> >>>> the cause of which I can't exactly pinpoint. In fact, it happened
> >>>> again
> >>>> last night.
> >>>>
> >>>> I was making some adjustments to my TS590, and suddenly, the receive
> >>>> sensitivity of the rig dropped. In addition, I started getting some
> >>>> very
> >>>> weird SWR readings and output power readings as I went through the
> >>>> bands,
> >>>> and switched various antennas in and out.
> >>>>
> >>>> Since I had the ARCP590 software, and all of my memories and settings
> >>>> saved
> >>>> for ready reference, I did a full re-set of the rig, hoping it would
> >>>> correct
> >>>> the problem.
> >>>>
> >>>> When I was done with the re-set, the rig was still acting very
> >>>> strangely.
> >>>>
> >>>> So, I simply turned it off, and went to bed.
> >>>>
> >>>> This morning, I turned the rig back on, and everything was fine, as if
> >>>> nothing ever happened.
> >>>>
> >>>> My theory is that something is tripping some sort of circuit protection
> >>>> system in the rig, and that, once the rig is idle, things somehow
> >>>> re-set
> >>>> themselves.
> >>>>
> >>>> Again, I can't say for sure what I was doing that created the problem
> >>>> to
> >>>> begin with, but it didn't seem to be anything too significant.
> >>>>
> >>>> I'm just curious as to whether anyone else has had this sort of thing
> >>>> happen
> >>>> to them.
> >>>>
> >>>> Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>
> >
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