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
>>>
>>
>