Re: I¡¯ll leave this here...
Typical Ebay these days as previous threads indicated. Read this article-- https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/25/business/rental-car-shortage-price-spike/index.html - this morning. Apart from the greed that
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Billy NN5EE
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Re: I¡¯ll leave this here...
Ha ha - me too!? Well I guess if that's what you need to do.? But at $135? PS
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VE7PS
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Re: DR7 fitting partial success.
Mike: Congratulations from another 68 year old! I've been following along with your adventure and have to commend you for your perseverance.? Nice to have it end on a positive, successful note.?
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VE7PS
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I¡¯ll leave this here...
Such a deal! Gave me a chuckle.
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Steve Wedge, W1ES/4
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Re: DR7 fitting partial success.
Thanks, Mike. I¡¯ve been making up a list of things to do with my TR7 and this has been added. It¡¯s working really well but sounds like it could use an alignment. Due to the added difficulties of
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Steve Wedge, W1ES/4
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Re: DR7 fitting partial success.
HI Jim. Thanks for your help Its a confidence thing with me really but I have always been more comfortable with tube radio's. I have a rack full of restored and working KW & Eddystone kit. The last
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Mike Davidsohn G3ZCC
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Re: DR7 fitting partial success.
Yes, Willi switched to a larger LED after his initial run of kits in the original size. The one I got is original size, and I really prefer that to the larger size. Just my preference, to me the
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Jim Shorney
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Re: DR7 fitting partial success.
Congrats! This is how I learned what I know about the TR7. It has been a years long process, and I started in the mid 80s when the internet wasn't around to help! 73 -Jim NU0C "Mike Davidsohn G3ZCC"
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Jim Shorney
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Re: Needed: 500-ohm S-Meter Pot
These are the ones on the side of the chassis and adjust the S meter sensitivity and notch filter (notch a different value). Photos (I hope) are attached. Although an exact fit would be nice, if you
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Steve Wedge, W1ES/4
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Re: DR7 fitting partial success.
Hi Steve Kingbright blue LED SA39 -11PBWA,? UK RS Components part number 616-4576 digit height 9.9mm unit height 13mm FV 3.2 - 4.0v RC 10 ua RV 5v PD 120mw DCFG 30ma But you might try and contact
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Mike Davidsohn G3ZCC
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Re: DR7 fitting partial success.
I've been seriously considering changing mine over to the blue digits. I've heard that they're also slightly larger (but still fit comfortably in the aperture provided for the display). Steve Wedge,
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Steve Wedge, W1ES/4
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Re: DR7 fitting partial success.
Thanks Steve. She seems fine just doing a tidy up now before I refit the case. Kind Regards Mike G3ZCC
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Mike Davidsohn G3ZCC
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Re: DR7 fitting partial success.
So glad you had a good outcome, Mike! You¡¯ve been at it for quite a while and deserve this. 73, Steve Wedge, W1ES/4 Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana. Sent from ProtonMail Mobile
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Steve Wedge, W1ES/4
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Re: DR7 fitting partial success.
Hi Everyone Success, I now have a digital display that is meant for the TR7. Thank you to all those who offered assistance. This project has been a very steep learning curve for my Tube specialist
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Mike Davidsohn G3ZCC
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Re: DR7 fitting partial success.
Hi Everyone I think I may have found the problem with the A segment. First of all as Jim said it is a DF4NW as that is imprinted on the mounting board for the LED's with a 2006 date on it. I did some
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Mike Davidsohn G3ZCC
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Re: DR7 fitting partial success.
Good Morning Jim Sorry my brain was frazzled hi What I did do before I went to bed was to scope the three wires and all of them have signals, which look pretty much the same. So today as per your
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Mike Davidsohn G3ZCC
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Re: DR7 fitting partial success.
As I mentioned in a previous post they are common anode. The pinout on these is pretty standard so you should be able to google up a data sheet with a digram and check the individual segments with an
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Jim Shorney
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Re: DR7 fitting partial success.
Hi Roger Just checked p21 to the centre wire and there is continuity. As it is affecting the Mhz section looks like I may still have a joint of track problem. Excuse my ignorance but are these common
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Mike Davidsohn G3ZCC
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Re: DR7 fitting partial success.
Hi Roger Just seen your reply. Looks like the problem now is with segment a the top one. All the others are working. Will check that centre wire tomorrow. Kind Regards Mike G3ZCC
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Mike Davidsohn G3ZCC
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Re: DR7 fitting partial success.
Hi everyone Well after a day checking those three pins, fitting? 5mm blue LED's to the PTO and meter, fitting it all back together still a problem. looks like segment a if I read the schematic
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Mike Davidsohn G3ZCC
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