Ive restored a few of these 520's and 520S rigs over the passed 5 years. Ive had good results with adding regulation to the low voltage B+ rails which helps increase signal to noise ratio .. I always go higher in Voltage rating for the PA stage caps and use 1 % metal film resistors when replacing any out of spec resistors especially the cathode resistors which I replace with 5w 1%.
Thanks Graeme…. You must have been the only person listening! You are like International Rescue, the Thunderbirds always listening for desperate QRPers!! 😜if you don’t mind you will star in an upcoming video…. I’ll make you famous hi hi 73 de VK2AOE tu fer the QSO made my week.
Damn, someone put a clown curse on you!🤡😆 I would have given up by now, you are more patient than me. :) I've been zapped from 240v many times but a power capacitor on a network switch felt more like HV to me! ⚡️Lol I short every cap with 6ft poles now!😂👍🤡🍻
Yes I too have had the 240V tingle…. NOT FUN! 🥹 What I lack in knowledge and care I make up for with dogged clown determination. I just got my dead and hacked to death pixie transceiver, out of the junk pile and did a CW QSO to South Australia….. cheating a bit as I was listening to kiwi SDR online in SA…. But VK5GG got me 559…. So I’m stoked! 73 de VK2AOE
I destroyed my Pixie 8050, replaced it but still no workie. Turned out the 22uH also died, rather oddly it went short not open so not obvious it was deceased. Maybe worth a look on yours?
Ive restored a few of these 520's and 520S rigs over the passed 5 years. Ive had good results with adding regulation to the low voltage B+ rails which helps increase signal to noise ratio .. I always go higher in Voltage rating for the PA stage caps and use 1 % metal film resistors when replacing any out of spec resistors especially the cathode resistors which I replace with 5w 1%.
Thank you next time I’m inside it, I might give that a crack! Thanks for the tips and 73 OM de VK2AOE.
Great to QSO with you on your Pixie tonight George 👍 de VK5GG
Thanks Graeme…. You must have been the only person listening! You are like International Rescue, the Thunderbirds always listening for desperate QRPers!! 😜if you don’t mind you will star in an upcoming video…. I’ll make you famous hi hi 73 de VK2AOE tu fer the QSO made my week.
Damn, someone put a clown curse on you!🤡😆
I would have given up by now, you are more patient than me. :)
I've been zapped from 240v many times but a power capacitor on a network switch felt more like HV to me! ⚡️Lol
I short every cap with 6ft poles now!😂👍🤡🍻
Yes I too have had the 240V tingle…. NOT FUN! 🥹 What I lack in knowledge and care I make up for with dogged clown determination. I just got my dead and hacked to death pixie transceiver, out of the junk pile and did a CW QSO to South Australia….. cheating a bit as I was listening to kiwi SDR online in SA…. But VK5GG got me 559…. So I’m stoked! 73 de VK2AOE
@@TheArtofEngineering haha excellent! That's called a work-around. Lol.😁👍
school holidays sir yallah trot
I destroyed my Pixie 8050, replaced it but still no workie. Turned out the 22uH also died, rather oddly it went short not open so not obvious it was deceased. Maybe worth a look on yours?
Thanks for the heads up… will check it out! 73 de VK2AOE
I noticed you holding the choke by the end lead.
Is that the proper , 'choke hold?'
Probably not it ended in a submission from me and the rig! 😝😝😝73 de VK2AOE
Just think how many TS 520 kenwoods out lived its owners ?
You might want to get rid of yours
Just saying
We never own the TS520 …. We are just custodians! 😝