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Bottlehead Kits => Legacy Kit Products => Reduction => Topic started by: hddeluxe1 on January 28, 2022, 06:01:28 AM

Title: weird ohms readings
Post by: hddeluxe1 on January 28, 2022, 06:01:28 AM

  Terminals read as such: 44-10.5  Also noted that the cap is dented in. Cap issue? reflowed terminals with no success.
                                     45- 9.5
                                     47-7.0
                                                    Thanks,
                                                                 Joe                           

Title: Re: weird ohms readings
Post by: Thermioniclife on January 28, 2022, 06:33:57 AM

Yikes, was that cap dented when you installed it? I would replace it before doing anything else. also check the diodes on that terminal strip for proper orientation.

Title: Re: weird ohms readings
Post by: hddeluxe1 on January 28, 2022, 06:40:02 AM

  checked the diodes and all properly installed. The cap is what worries me so I'm going to replace it.

Title: Re: weird ohms readings
Post by: Paul Birkeland on January 28, 2022, 06:41:20 AM

What are the units on those numbers you're reading?  I wouldn't necessarily replace the cap right away, but if you're seeing something like 10.5M, that's not a problem.

Title: Re: weird ohms readings
Post by: hddeluxe1 on January 28, 2022, 07:30:15 AM

  plugged it in . but getting 80 volts dc to terminal 45 and 78 to terminal 46 with tubes in. Safety check in manual shows 0vdc.The led's are lit and the tubes are lit.
 This is just the reduction without the integration upgrade.

Title: Re: weird ohms readings
Post by: Paul Birkeland on January 28, 2022, 08:09:35 AM

Can you let me know what the units are on those resistance numbers you're getting?  I would clarify that before attempting to power up the unit.