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T15 pot issue?

PostPosted: Fri May 03, 2013 2:03 pm
by tronnyjenkins
My T15, after working fine for a couple of years, just recently decided to act a fool. :evil:
Basically, I can rotate the stepped gain knob all the way around, and it offers no actual gain. does this sound like an easy fix, or a bad pot?

Re: T15 pot issue?

PostPosted: Sat May 04, 2013 6:19 am
by Branford
Just suggesting the obvious: Are you sure that the knob is tight (e.g. the switch is actually moving from detent to detent)? You might want to remove the knob and try rotating the shaft sans knob (with channel-locks)... (just a thought)

Re: T15 pot issue?

PostPosted: Mon May 06, 2013 7:19 am
by tpryan
does this sound like an easy fix, or a bad pot?


It's only an easy fix if it's a loose knob, as mentioned above. It's not a pot, it's a rotary switch, and it's difficult to remove without damaging the PCB.

Re: T15 pot issue?

PostPosted: Tue May 07, 2013 1:51 pm
by tronnyjenkins
I can see that now. That would require a good deal of patience to remove with only solder wick! Ugh.

It appears as though the person who assembled it didn't use the foil to hold the stop pin in place. That explains the free spin. Corrected that problem, but now I have a noise issue. The trim pot works to reduce it, but it seems as though the gain is very low. Now to troubleshoot that!

Re: T15 pot issue?

PostPosted: Tue May 14, 2013 1:58 pm
by tpryan
Try a new U1 if all else looks good.

Re: T15 pot issue?

PostPosted: Thu May 30, 2013 5:19 pm
by tronnyjenkins
If I get correct readings at +18v and -18v is the 1512 IC the likely culprit? I actually was mistaken... The OTHER t15 is the one with the gain problem! Doh!

Re: T15 pot issue?

PostPosted: Wed Jun 05, 2013 1:27 pm
by tronnyjenkins
tpryan \$m[1]:Try a new U1 if all else looks good.


The readings per leg are the exact same on U1 as on U1 of the correctly functioning unit. Please advise if you still suspect that to be the problem.