Minimum Test Bench Equipment

[john page]

You know, I bet there are old service techs and service techs who trouble
shoot with a screw driver. But I doubt there are very many old service techs
that trouble shoot with a screw driver. They would all be dead. John



John Page K4KWM
Amateur Radio since 1953
(ex. W8PKU,N8BLB,NA8O)





>From: Garey Barrell <k4oah at MINDSPRING.COM>
>Reply-To: k4oah at mindspring.com
>To: HEATH at LISTSERV.TEMPE.GOV
>Subject: Re: Minimum Test Bench Equipment
>Date: Sat, 10 Apr 2004 22:06:05 -0400
>
>Neil -
>
>I hope those pliers had insulated handles!  :-)
>
>73, Garey - K4OAH
>
>
>Neil Morrison wrote:
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Garey Barrell" <k4oah at mindspring.com>
>>
>>>Neil -
>>>
>>>OK.  And how do you check for the presence of voltage?  With
>>>a wet finger, or just short the terminal with the
>>>screwdriver and gauge by the size of the spark?  :-)
>>
>>
>>A friend of mine had been trying to fix an old tube radio receiver
>>for a few months with a multimeter. I turned it on, noted the total
>>lack of sound along with the fact that the heaters were working. I
>>used the screw driver to zap the B+ to ground from the multi section
>>cap. I found one point with no voltage, fed by a WW resistor from a
>>point that did have B+. I shorted out the resistor with the pliers
>>and the radio came to life. Problem solved in 2 minutes.
>>
>>
>>>I'd like to have a VOM in addition to your two items.
>>
>>
>>I have all the toys too, but over the years I learned that it's the
>>brain that counts.
>>
>>Neil
>>
>
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