T4-XB How to fix?

Previous Home Up

HOW to fix your T-4XB


Bill Frost
T-4XB TRANSMITTER
Question
bulletAnswer

T-4XB TRANSMITTER

bullet  Low output on SSB after V-5 and V-6 replaced and reneutralized:
bullet1) Sw. to XCW and peak T-14, T-2, T-3.
bulletLow or erratic output on some bands:
bullet(1) Check wafer points on Xtal osc. or retune
bulletWorks on all bands except 160 Mtrs:
bullet(1) Open L-3 or L-4
bulletDistortion on one sideband but not the other :
bullet(1) Defective Xtal filter 
bullet (2) Reset C-2 and rebalance carrier.
bulletDistortion both sidebands:
bullet(1) V-9, V-l 
bullet(2) C-136 physically too close to coax tie point on audio band.
bulletC-2 will not adjust :
bullet(1) C-2 defective 
bullet (2) 5654 Xtal defective.
bulletWill not saturate before 12 o’clock in tune position:
bullet(1) C-126, C-127, C-128, and D-8
bulletPTO will not control:
bullet(1) Tuning fork jumped off shaft 
bullet (2) Defective PTO if no RF voltage (.5 volts) out of PTO.
bulletWill not neutralize :
bullet(1) V-5, V-6, V-4 
bullet (2) C-46
bulletSSB Flattopping :
bullet(1) V-1 
bullet (2) C-11
bulletSolid AM, no modulation :
bullet(1) V-11
bulletRelay cycles, Anti-VOX control has no effect:
bullet(1) V-10 
bullet (2) D-8, D-10, D-7
bulletExcessive carrier, after balancing carrier:
bullet(1) D-l,D-2,D-3, or D-4 in T-14
bulletNo VOX delay: 
bullet (1) D-10 or R-95 or C-141
bulletNo relative output : 
bullet (1) D-5
bulletKeys itself: 
bullet (1) V-10
bulletLoad and plate will not tune correctly: 
bullet (1) Soft V-5, V-6, or V-4 reneutralize.
bulletLow output on XCW or tune : 
bullet (1) Soft V-5, V-6, reneutralize.
bulletNo spot : 
bullet (1) Bad cables, or switch contact
bulletT-4XB stays keyed in all modes :
bullet(1) D-12
bulletRelay chatter or slow on release:
bullet(1) K-l defective (poor tension or bad sequence)
bulletNo Xtal OSC. output:
bullet(1) Q-3

Previous Home Up

(c) 1998-2012 D. PRODUCTS SA/NV - DRAKE is a registered trade mark of R.L. DRAVE COMPANY
No copy of text or image without a written authorization : email: JM CHERRY
Last updated on: 24 Dec 2011