Yes, exactly. The toroids are the ones to worry about.
The 47 uH molded inductors suffer in a different way. They are a bit brittle and are subject to physical damage. That too can shut down an LPF by denying PIN diodes their required forward bias current.
On Sat, Jul 13, 2024, 2:03?PM Leigh KG7WED via <ham=[email protected]> wrote:
Thanks John! I'll start with those.
Just to be clear, when you're talking about checking the inductor leads first, you mean the hand-wound toroids (L2-L4, L6, L8, L10)? As opposed to the L1, L5, L7 and L9 radial inductor components?