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by guitar_199
Monday 10th Mar 2008, 14:41
Forum: CB Radio Repair and Troubleshooting
Topic: SBE Console V woes
Replies: 1
Views: 4317

SBE Console V woes

Following the advice from Rick in another thread, I was able to track down a bad PCB feedthrough such that the last three stages were not getting a switched TX voltage. Well, I was able to fix that and now, my handy DMM shows that the voltages are okay in the transmit section now and, per the Sams P...
by guitar_199
Saturday 8th Mar 2008, 12:49
Forum: CB Radio Repair and Troubleshooting
Topic: SBE console V / weak receive on AM
Replies: 22
Views: 29417

Partway there,,,,

Well, I did find one of the top traces that was not connecting Transmit voltage to the final and the driver. I patched around it and..... well... it sort of worked. I now get transmit-switched voltage everywhere that it belongs.... BUT.... when I key using a power meter I see the very slightest of m...
by guitar_199
Thursday 7th Feb 2008, 6:47
Forum: CB Radio Repair and Troubleshooting
Topic: SBE console V / weak receive on AM
Replies: 22
Views: 29417

glad to find this!

Was I ever glad to find this thread in a Google Search!!! I have had a Console V since wayyyyyy back. I pulled it out about a year ago to try to use it again and ....... no transmit. I had the Sams Photofact on the SBE Sidebander V which I believe is the same board. I was able to pin down that some ...