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Re: Help W/Homebrew Bias Meter

7/18/2000 3:03 PM
Doc	Re: Help W/Homebrew Bias Meter The only thing I can think of, if you've wired the adapter correctly, is to go over all the solder joints. Make sure you have no resistance between each socket pin and it's corresponding base pin, and only 1ohm resistance between socket & pin on #3. Sometimes, in using vinyl insulated wire, the vinyl melts into a joint and prevents good electrical continuity. It could have melted down into a tubular base pin, preventing the solder bond.

7/18/2000 3:03 PM

Doc

Re: Help W/Homebrew Bias Meter

The only thing I can think of, if you've wired the adapter correctly, is to go over all the solder joints. Make sure you have no resistance between each socket pin and it's corresponding base pin, and only 1ohm resistance between socket & pin on #3. Sometimes, in using vinyl insulated wire, the vinyl melts into a joint and prevents good electrical continuity. It could have melted down into a tubular base pin, preventing the solder bond.

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Ethan Thanks Doc, I think I got it going.... -- 7/18/2000 5:30 PM