try uploading another photos of solder side. check for any solder bridging while cap is in place. please try replacing the capacitor. you might try 0.01uFinstead of 0.1 for a while . On Tue, Feb 25, 2014 at 2:37 AM, <jerry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Yes, I do. You can check by testing for continunity between the > different legs. Neither diode goes directly to the pad where the cap > connects. Both go through the transformer first. It's hard for me to > tell from your drawing, but it just looks wrong to me. Jerry > > K5LRU > Harwood, Texas > > > -------- Original Message -------- > > Subject: [minima] Re: Anything special about T3's capacitor to ground? > > From: Thomas Sarlandie <thomas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Date: Mon, February 24, 2014 11:16 am > > To: "minima@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <minima@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > > > > Jerry: Thank you. I believe that is what I have on the picture I sent > > yesterday (I drew the three wires blue / red / green). Did you think I > got > > them mixed up? > > > > > > On Mon, Feb 24, 2014 at 4:02 AM, <jerry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > Thomas, try and visualize the transformer like this: Say your three > > > wires are green , red, and brown. After you wind the transformer you > > > will have three wires on each side of each color, one side is the top, > > > the other the bottom. The green top goes to the BFO the green bottom > > > goes to ground. The red top is connected to the brown bottom brown and > > > then to the .1 cap. The top brown is connected to the top diode and > the > > > red bottom is connected to the bottom diode. Jerry > > > > > > K5LRU > > > Harwood, Texas > > > > > > > -------- Original Message -------- > > > > Subject: [minima] Re: Anything special about T3's capacitor to > ground? > > > > From: Thomas Sarlandie <thomas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > > Date: Mon, February 24, 2014 1:59 am > > > > To: "minima@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <minima@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > > > > > > > > > > Raj: Yes I have all the dots on the same side. I have checked several > > > times > > > > now. Unless I am really reading something backwards I think I have > that > > > > covered. > > > > > > > > Farhan: I don't but I will look into that. Would a ne602 work too? > > > > > > > > It's really raging to see my 4KhZ signal get out of the mixer but > not be > > > > able to tame it into the audio pre-amp because the output impedance > is so > > > > high. What could explain this? I will take any theory ;) > > > > > > > > 73, > > > > thomas > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sun, Feb 23, 2014 at 11:07 PM, <farhanbox@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Thomas, if you have an ade-1, just drop it into the circuit. > > > > > - f > > > > > Sent from BlackBerry® on Airtel > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > From: Raj <vu2zap@xxxxxxxxx> > > > > > Sender: minima-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > > Date: Mon, 24 Feb 2014 12:29:53 > > > > > To: <minima@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > > > Reply-To: minima@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > > Subject: [minima] Re: Anything special about T3's capacitor to > > > > > ground? > > > > > > > > > > Thomas, please check all three DOTS are from the same end of the > > > > > transformer. > > > > > Most important that same winding start and end is correct. > > > > > > > > > > At 24-02-2014, you wrote: > > > > > >Thanks Mark. That's how I have been doing it. I was not sure > because > > > T1 & > > > > > T2 do not have those dots. Is it because phasing is not important > on > > > them? > > > > > > > > > > > >I have just rewound a new T3 using a new roll of #32 AWG wire on > a new > > > > > FT37-43. I get the exact same problem. So here is a picture of > what I > > > am > > > > > doing with some labels as to where the wires go. I hope I am doing > > > > > something very stupid and someone will be able to point it out: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- Regards Sarma