first build few issues

[pogue]

built my first kit which is a steromour. hope this is the right place to post my issues. resistance test results are not right. the following are my results. thanks for all help.
#2   1 mega ohm (possible sort)
#11  0 mega ohm
#14  1 mega ohm
#16  0 mega ohm
#20  0 mega ohm

[fullheadofnothing]

This seems like it could be either a problem with an autoranging meter, or something is indeed miswired. Are all other points reading correctly? Can you post pictures of your build?

[pogue]

meter seems like it works fine. tested it on other things. the above issues are present and a1,a4,c1 and c4 all read zero. have not turned it on, not sure if it is safe to turn on. thanks

[Paul Birkeland]

meter seems like it works fine. tested it on other things. the above issues are present and a1,a4,c1 and c4 all read zero. have not turned it on, not sure if it is safe to turn on. thanks

That is a very good decision to make at the moment. 

There are a few scenarios here that can cause A/C 1/4 to read 0.  It's possible that the center lug of the hum pots are making contact with the chassis.  If this is the case, do remedy this as best as you can.

The other possibility is that the capacitor across the 1.6K/4.7K paralleled cathode resistors is fouling up your meter's reading.  To test this, you can pop out the black wires that go to "K" on the PC board, then recheck your measurements.  (It's easy enough to heat the PC board joint and slide the wire out, measure, then reheat the joint and pop the wire back in)

-PB

[pogue]

between 11 and 14 on pt-6 i get zero ohms is this a correct reading or do i have a problem.the other filament wire meter 1 or infinity. thanks

[Paul Birkeland]

The filament windings on the PT-6 will read nearly 0 Ohms end-to-end.

[pogue]

all my readings check out except for t2,t4,t12 and t14 i'm just getting infinity any ideas. checked all connections and everything looks good. thanks paul

[Paul Birkeland]

Triple check that the 249K resistors are in properly.  If they aren't, that will lead to some odd voltages and unhappy 2A3's.

-PB

[pogue]

only t4 and t14 left both are reading infinity. thanks for the fast replies. 

[Paul Birkeland]

T4 and T12 are electrically identical, with a 249K resistor going from each to ground terminals on the center terminal strip. 


T2 and T14 are electrically identical, and are likely to read infinity.

I'd look to get consistent readings between these pairs if possible.  What happens when you put your meter probes across the 249K resistor from T4 to T6? 

-PB

[pogue]

between t4 and t6 i get 246k. i applied voltage to the system and got burning smell and the 1.6k resistor became really hot on a"A"side. the "C" side was cool. are these resistors directional. THANKS

[Paul Birkeland]

The resistors aren't directional, but the capacitors are.  Can you post a photo of the "A" side socket?