02-16-2014, 12:03 AM
Hey, I actually got back to work on this radio tonight. I looked in my notes and the last time I worked on it was a month ago. Been a busy month.
I placed a new electrolytic in C44 and got it back in the chassis. Then I decided to test the on/off switch continuity while I still had that switch partially out of the chassis. I removed a wire from one of the switch terminals and tested. In one position I get an open as expected, but in the other two positions, I get readings all over the map from ~3K ohms to as low as ~60 ohms.
I know I need to clean the switch, but what is an acceptable reading for a closed switch? Should it be in the neighborhood of .1 ohm, or is something a little higher acceptable?
Thanks,
Jon
I placed a new electrolytic in C44 and got it back in the chassis. Then I decided to test the on/off switch continuity while I still had that switch partially out of the chassis. I removed a wire from one of the switch terminals and tested. In one position I get an open as expected, but in the other two positions, I get readings all over the map from ~3K ohms to as low as ~60 ohms.
I know I need to clean the switch, but what is an acceptable reading for a closed switch? Should it be in the neighborhood of .1 ohm, or is something a little higher acceptable?
Thanks,
Jon