Unknown. I heated the end closer to the back of the PCB, and the cap fell right off the board, with a end still on the PCB. A check of the cap shows it is open, not surprising with the end missing.
Anyway, I found a 0.1uF cap in the junk box, just a tad too big, Hi Hi, to put in on the board, but connecting it to the board gives me LOTS of audio again. When replaced with an appropriate cap I'll be back in business. Then to calibrate the BFO, frequency, etc. And have it on the air again.
73, Richard AG5M
On Friday, February 28, 2025 at 02:25:59 PM PST, tomekdm sp7etd via groups.io <tomekdm@...> wrote:
Interesting why it cracked/failed... due to mechanical stress, like bent of PCB... temperature shock...? or was it already bad since new...
Richard AG5M
