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OK, Have been using this for a while and all was good.. I tried to turn on tonight and nothing.. NO indication on meter for Line adjust.. I checked the switch and it was good..
Anyone know what the resistance of primary of transformer should read?
I hope the transformer didn't go belly up??
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I think one of the bulbs (51) is a fuse.
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There is that main bulb which is never lit and which is the fuse. Right by the switch. Check that first.
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Yup Did that.. Was able to get it sort of working..I think it has something to do with the power cord..If I plug it in to different sockets I get different readings.. So will replace it first to see if that's it..
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Skip,
Yes, the Hickok 600 series testers are notorious for the power cord wires inside the rubber jacket crystallizing . Use at least 16 AWG.
If you strip the old jacket off after replacing there is greater than 90% chance you will find crystallized wires. Mine were bad the entire length of the cord. Manufacturing problem
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OK replaced power cord Still same problem.. Here is what i noticed..
When you set the line adjust pot to read the right filament voltage the meter reads say X When you push p7 again meter reads different say Y But filament voltage doesn't change.. So tells me it some where in the Line adjust circuit .. something is intermittent maybe the push button.. I did clean the contacts and it seems to work OK.. I will try to draw out the line adjust circuit..
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OK,, Need to know what the resistors are bin following pictures.. R1,R2 ETC.. And values.. Mine seem to not be whats on schematic some of them.
Starting with these..
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Thanks
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