Re: Strange tuning problem on BitX-40
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I purchased some discount pots... They came unravelled internally omg. More important than anything is the learning experience. I will buy that which you feel is a waste of your time ...gladly pay for radio and postage. kc7ttt
On Nov 20, 2017 7:04 PM, "Raj vu2zap" < rajendrakumargg@...> wrote:
10T pots are not made for heavy usage. I am using 10t in analog VFO and
regular pot in Raduino.
If they show misbehavior then the wire inside started
"unwinding"!
Raj
At 21/11/2017, you wrote:
OK I will check it out they came
from amazon made in China rubbish?
On 20 Nov 2017 19:45, "Jerry Gaffke via Groups.Io"
<jgaffke=[email protected]
> wrote:
- Put a voltmeter between the wiper pin of the pot and the ground
pin.
- See if the voltage jumps around erratically as you turn the
knob
- Easy to imagine it might be failing.
- Especially if you found it on ebay for less than a dollar.
- Jerry
- On Mon, Nov 20, 2017 at 11:26 am, chris gress wrote:
- Talking of strange tuning my 60m bitx is playing up I have loads of
places on my 10turn pot where the frq jumps around anyone think the multi
turn pot is at fault chris
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