[Johnson] Re meter

Jennings [email protected]
Fri, 18 Apr 2003 21:07:17 +1200 

Message: 2
From: "Ron Samchuk" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2003 19:09:24 -0500
Subject: [Johnson] re: Valiant meter not working

Hi everyone.  Just picked up a good Valiant I.  Output seems good but =
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the meter does not work at any setting... never a flicker.  How can I =
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check the meter or wiring?  Thanks from Ron VE4SR

****** It may be a case of the meter just being stuck... with a bit of =
dirt between the moving armature and the fixed magnet. it happened to me =
on a Ranger 1 and I looked around for six months trying to find another =
meter. Couldn't find one. A mate of mine is a jeweller and he offered to =
have a look at it. He fixed it easily as he has the gear to work on that =
sort of thing. I have taken several meters to him over the years and he =
always is able to fix it.

To check it, disconnect one of the leads to the meter, and wipe an =
ohmmeter pair of prods across the two terminals EXTREMELY BRIEFLY!!! Set =
the meter on "Lowest ohms setting" (it has the lowest voltage at the =
prods) and If the meter needle flickers. you will know it's the =
transmitter circuitry. If there is nobody home... it's probably a "stuck =
needle" so you will have to be friendly to your local one man band =
jeweller (are there any left these days?)

Just some ideas I have used

Lee  ZL2AL, ZL8RI, ZL9CI, ZL7AA, VE3OE, VE3LJ



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