Put the PTO in a 2 inch deep 9 X 13 inch baking pan to contain all the parts while you work. I provide notes keyed to those sheets below, with my method. is the start of the disassembly instructions.
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will guide you on identifying the parts as you disassemble and reassemble the PTO. Its a PITA to get them off the PTO.ĭial cord installation 243 and analog radio These wires are wrapped multiple times around the feed through post.
TEN TEC TRITON IV BANDS HOW TO
Refer to page 1 below, the instructions on how to remove the PTO from the radio. I suspect most PTOs will be OK unless subject to extremely high wear. I did this to mine, without replacing ANY parts, and it worked fine. I do not know if they apply to any other Ten Tec gear, but probably they will be useful if you take your specific radio into account. These comments apply to a PTO from an OMNI or Corsair. Decide if you want to invest the work in the rig before beginning.
TEN TEC TRITON IV BANDS GENERATOR
On the frequency its stuck at, check basic receive and transmit with a dummy load and a signal generator to determine if electronic repair is needed. If the PTO is frozen, do not force it to turn or you will cause more wear.Here are the original Ten Tec PTO rebuild pages that came with the repair kit.In most cases, this will be sufficient to restore proper operation. There is no point in complete disassembly if you do not have the replacement parts.It stops before the reassembly gets too challenging.
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I do have a trick you can use to grease the PTO metal parts WITHOUT total disassembly. It may damage brass parts, and the solvents are not good for plastics either. I advise that you do not take shortcuts like spraying WD-40 into the PTO. You used to be able to remove the PTO and send it to them on an exchange basis for a rebuilt one. Its too bad Ten Tec does not repair these any more. If you are not comfortable with complicated mechanical work with small parts, get someone local to help you.
TEN TEC TRITON IV BANDS MANUALS
The 546 OMNI and Corsair user's manuals are still available on the Ten Tec website. If you rebuilt a carburetor, you can do this too. There will be lots of photos to guide you. I will furnish here details not included in the available manuals. Its all American made, and is a classic worth rebuilding. The Ten Tec Corsair improved on the 243 with a "BLEND" control that worked as a dual receive (on both transmit and receive frequencies) for split frequency DX work. This page will document how I refurbished both radios and their accessories, including the OMNI 243 External VFO, which had a ground breaking dual receive feature.
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I was lucky to obtain a fully loaded (all options and filters) Corsair and a nice OMNI B after I traded up from my Heathkit SB-104. The SSB is silky smooth and a good mike will get many compliments on audio. Its performance ranks as a next door neighbor to the Collins R-390 in the Sherwoood receiver test data. The Ten Tec Corsair (preceded by the OMNI 546) was long popular among serious contesters. I will specifically cover the OMNI 546 and Corsair, but the information may be helpful in similar rigs. While the replacement parts kit for the PTO is no longer available, partial disassembly and lubrication will often restore operation as good as new. This page is intended to supply information for Ten Tec PTO repair and greasing instructions, which are no longer available from Ten Tec.