MFJ-8100K Manual
MFJ-8100K Manual
MFJ-8100K Manual
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In Case of Difficulty<br />
Your receiver is designed to work perfectly as soon as correct construction is completed.<br />
Let's review those 5 possible building mistakes which will cause your receiver not work:<br />
1. Installing a WRONG part.<br />
Example: Using a 10 ohm resistor in place of 10K ohm(10,000 ohms)<br />
2. Installing certain parts BACKWARDS.<br />
Example: Reversing the (+) and (-) sides of an electrolytic capacitor, or pointing the<br />
flat side of a transistor in the wrong direction.<br />
3. Faulty SOLDER connection.<br />
Example: "cold" connections or solder "bridges".<br />
4. OMITTING a part, solder connection or wire.<br />
Example: if it's supposed to be there and isn't, we have a problem!<br />
5. Positioning the part close to the board prevents interaction with other parts.<br />
If your receiver does not work, review all construction steps carefully. Let somebody else<br />
go over your work and the steps.<br />
Following are minor problems which are easy to solve:<br />
One band seems identical to an adjacent band.<br />
Check the soldering of all the inductors.<br />
Extremely weak volume on all bands.<br />
Test your headphones on a personal stereo and compare them to one or more other<br />
headphones. It is very possible for inexpensive headphones to become defective. Also,<br />
make sure that the battery is in good condition.<br />
Steady, high-pitched squeal or whistle.<br />
Regeneration control is turned too far clockwise.<br />
Regeneration inoperative on some bands, especially D and E.<br />
Incorrect adjustment of trimmer R20. Review Sections 5. If regeneration was previously<br />
fine but now no longer works, the probable cause is a weak battery.<br />
CW signals all sound chirpy or wobbly.<br />
Replace the battery, it is too weak to operate both the regenerating detector and the audio<br />
amplifier.<br />
Receiver works fine sometimes, but is erratic especially when it is bumped or<br />
moved.<br />
Look for a loose solder connection.<br />
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