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George Blake
เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 25 พ.ย. 2006
George Raymond Blake enjoys reading novels and serialized stories such as Analog, Omni, and others. Mr. Blake took an interest in science and engineering when he was nine years old, examining old machines and manmade technology to see what made them work, often repairing the machines and, ultimately, re-configuring and re-designing them.
Growing up in Southern California’s San Fernando Valley, he was afforded the opportunity to be mentored by engineers, scientists, and technicians from top aerospace companies at the peak of the Cold War. Mr. Blake holds a U.S. Patent and authored and presented papers at lectures for technical trade conferences. He also served as an instructor to military and civilian personnel.
With an associate’s degree in electronics and communications technology-while currently attending Arizona State University to earn a bachelor’s degree in electronics engineering- George Raymond Blake possesses a General-class license in Amateur radio (W6BDD).
Growing up in Southern California’s San Fernando Valley, he was afforded the opportunity to be mentored by engineers, scientists, and technicians from top aerospace companies at the peak of the Cold War. Mr. Blake holds a U.S. Patent and authored and presented papers at lectures for technical trade conferences. He also served as an instructor to military and civilian personnel.
With an associate’s degree in electronics and communications technology-while currently attending Arizona State University to earn a bachelor’s degree in electronics engineering- George Raymond Blake possesses a General-class license in Amateur radio (W6BDD).
FRIGIDAIRE FHWW102WCE AIR CONDITIONER TROUBLRSHOOTING: 2024
Last Call. I'm going over the Fridgidaire window AC unit one last time. I'm glad I was able to assist so many of you with your issues.
After 2 years, I purchased an all new BRYANT 2.5 Ton HVAC system. My old system was over 16 years old. The condenser compressor shorted and I lacked the funds at that time to replace it. This year I did.
The Fridgidaire was fine for my small house, but the new system is better.
Thank You to everyone for viewing my videos and the kind comments. As always, there are "SOME PEOPLE" who don't like the messages I spread, but it's MY channel, and I will endeavor to help those who will listen, FREE of charge.
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After 2 years, I purchased an all new BRYANT 2.5 Ton HVAC system. My old system was over 16 years old. The condenser compressor shorted and I lacked the funds at that time to replace it. This year I did.
The Fridgidaire was fine for my small house, but the new system is better.
Thank You to everyone for viewing my videos and the kind comments. As always, there are "SOME PEOPLE" who don't like the messages I spread, but it's MY channel, and I will endeavor to help those who will listen, FREE of charge.
hillheatingandcoolingolathe.com/
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COLLINS 30L-1 UPGRADE BRIEF UPDATE - W6BDD
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A Gonset 101 linear I purchased at David Schulman Auction Site ( www.schulmanauction.hibid.com ) for $79. This has (4) 811A Triode tubes for drive. I did not nor will I convert it to 572B tubes. It is not worth it. It was missing the HV section, among other things. It needed a lot of work. I wasn't going to restore at like original. I restored it to work well. I made an entirely new 5 kVa power...
COLLINS 30L-1 Upgrade / Rebuild-Part 1 - W6BDD
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I am starting the teardown and rebuild of (2) Collins 30L-1 Linear Amplifiers with (4) 811A Triode tubes. I plan to send one to W7ASU for the Amateur Radio Society @ ASU, and the other will be a backup for now at my home. Some of the improvements I plan to make: 1. Addition of a Transmit-Standby switch. 2. Addition of POWER ON and TRANSMIT indicators. 3. Change the Parasitic Oscillation Resisto...
LIDS, LOTA’s, POTA’s and Other Things
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A discussion about Amateur (Ham) Radio etiquette, POTA acitvation, and other issues. Those that try to detract from your operating pleasure by and large.
REACHING OLD HEIGHTS (OR, HOW NOT TO FIND YOURSELF UP A TREE)
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Individual Presentation 3 for Introduction to Engineering, FSE100, Fall 2022, Arizona State University.
Frigidaire Window Air Conditioner Water Leakage Repair Part 2
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Frigidaire Window Air Conditioner Water Leakage Repair Part 2
Clearing a Frigidaire Window Air Conditioner Drain Line, Water Leakage.
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Clearing a Frigidaire Window Air Conditioner Drain Line, Water Leakage.
ATU-1000 PART 3
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RF completion. Forward and Reflected power adjustment Deriving VSWR. TUNE functionality.
ATU-1000 BUILD PART DEUX
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Explanation about the BYPASS function and what constitutes BYPASS. It is NOT Relay K2.
N7DDC ATU-1000 Automatic Antenna Tuner Construction Project Instructions
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This is an aid to help those who have bought the N7DDC / EU2AV ATU-1000 1 kw Antenna Tuner kits. This is not an instructional video to operate it. There are already many videos out on TH-cam that show it.
AMSAT CubeSatSim Modifications, Upgrades, etc.
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I have purchased an AMSAT CubeSat Simulator created by Alan Johnston. While it was created as a static display model with allowances for STEM projects to be added, it was not designed to be space flight worthy. However, I intend to fly it as a BalloonSat and/or RocketSat with a few modifications. Stay tuned as I work through this project. 73's. W6BDD
DO NOT FOLLOW THIS GUIDE...... this particular model drains out the front and to the left under the controls. if it is leaking the hole is stopped up or the metal is bent into the styrofoam
metal just to the right of the control panel you can see it is moulded down across the front
@@douggillmore2946 No kidding? Gee, I didn't know that. Go back and review my other videos on this from before, Troll.
Some good points. My takeaway is pay close attention to the keying on the connectors, get a socket for the PIC first off before you start assembling in case your PIC doesn't work at first and add in some protection diodes across the relays. It's not a bad idea and 1N4001 diodes are very inexpensive. Thanks for the video!
Nice video on how NOT to fix this inside leaking problem. Will teach viewers how to DESTROY their AC unit.
Welp, your opinion only. I have most people telling me Thank You for helping them. You know what they say: Opinions are like A-holes. Everyone has one and they usually stink. Have a Nice Day. 😂
@@Ferret488 it actually drains out the front under the controls
if it is leaking the metal is bent up to the styrofoam
just fixed mine there are no drains out the back on this model
if you would have payed attention to the styrofoam and the the way it is moulded down in the front you would have seen that but your single minded
Hi, George Blake this is Jermey McGuire. I had a 15 year old Lennox XC16 air conditioner use to cool upstairs.” The air conditioner had problems, the 1st problem was back in July 2022 when the high pressure switch tripped, and last year the variable speed blower motor died.” Had to get it replaced, The old Lennox air conditioner did not cool upstairs efficiently the air conditioner would run nonstop and I had a 6 year old Goodman air conditioner 4 ton downstairs it died before I was going to get my upstairs air conditioner replaced back in April. I have 2 new air conditioners 3.5 ton and 5 ton Goodman with electric heat downstairs and gas heat upstairs. I now can’t stay cool and comfortable during this south texas hot summer.”
Very informative I have the same unit,had it for a second season no and the same issue a mess,I used a close hanger from the outside to unclog thanks for your help,,,,I did not know the drain areas,very hot and humid in Mississippi,,,thank you
I sharpened the end of a long 3/8" wooden dowel and from the outside, I spread open the lower back vent on the side of the unit to allow the dowel to slide in. I then created a new drain hole twisting the dowel through the back foam down low. Immediately all the water trapped in the inside came rushing out.
you realize the second you take the unit apart you void its10 year warranty on the sealed system and the one or two year warranty on the rest of the electronics normally all you need to do it hit the out side coil with some coil cleaner at the end of the season and wash it off really good and your good to go mine is going on 11 years old still going strong as the day it was new:)
@apctech1 You do realize that bugs, slugs, etc. inside the coils, drain tube, and so forth are NOT covered under the Warranty? And, are you going to pull the entire assembly out? Be without AC? Send it back to Fridgidaire to find that out? Apparently, you did not see the previous videos I did. I suggest you go and watch them.
@@Ferret488 no iam good iam a dealer and we have never had this issue on our area where abouts are you from
@@apctech1 Kansas
@@apctech1 We have June bugs. You don't have them? Slugs? Snails? Anything that is attracted to water or a small, dark spot is typically going to get in a unit.
@@Ferret488 not in my area no i wash my units coils each fall my unit is 10 years old still going strong as the day it was new:)
Does this technique applies to the Frigidaire “Through the wall air conditioner “ as well?
More than likely. All air conditioner have condensate on the coils that eventually defrost as water and has to drip out. It is the same for refrigerators and freezers. Your house air conditioner does the same thing.
Thank you, it just sucks how they manufacture these cheap crap of air conditioners
I suggest wrapping the outside with outdoor screen mesh for a screen or storm door to keep insects and slugs out. Do not cover the rearfacing couls, only the top, bottom, sides and drain area. Use self-tapping screws and fender washers. Remove them before using it, and flush it out really good. Sprinkle table salt inside. Slugs and snails die from salt. If they do get it, they will probably hit it and die. After cleaning, wrap it back up again.
I suggest wrapping the outside with outdoor screen mesh for a screen or storm door to keep insects and slugs out. Do not cover the rearfacing couls, only the top, bottom, sides and drain area. Use self-tapping screws and fender washers. Remove them before using it, and flush it out really good. Sprinkle table salt inside. Slugs and snails die from salt. If they do get it, they will probably hit it and die. After cleaning, wrap it back up again.
I just drilled a hole in the back of mine that when my neighbors just gave me to fix this issue and to keep it keep it from rustin
Very helpful. I have the same model as yourself the bleach, turkey baster, and coil cleaner worked great!!! Thank you for the content.
Had the Gonset 201 briefly before it fell apart. Amp had the large HV choke in the plate supply. Transformer windings disintegrated likely from moisture as I live in NY near ocean. How is the Auto-ATU 1000 working?? Your ATU videos were very good, thank you. I plan to get one of those kits soon. neil n2eye
🎉 I would use a bnc connector on the rf input , just 😊 saying
Extremely helpful! Thank you! ❤
Does anyone have down load link to this schematic diagram please also is the bridge based on the Stockton bridge design
does anyone have a link to the assembley manual
You don't know what you are doing. You are putting meter in wrong place.
i hate the way he says "SOLDER" SOOOOOOLDER... NOT SODDER
It is pronounced SODDER, at least here in the USA. Deal with it.
Where exactly can I obtain the 18 gauge wire with silicon for the extra strength that goes to the SWR part of the tuner? Thank you!
I don't have the same brand or model as yours but this will 100% help me out! About to tackle it tomorrow, thank you :)
Thanks for the video, it work for me , the only thing is that the drain hole in my unit was on the left side , it qas completly blocked by slime and dirty , i use my air compressor, and a foaming cleaning solution.
How hard would it be to have the front panel remote inside the shack with the ATU at the base of the antenna
My ATU is on the antenna base 35 meters away from my shack. You don't need any display or control on the shack! The unit works perfectly fine without any remote control. When I need to force a re-tune, I simply change the frequency to any other band, apply RF power ( CW 10 or 20 W), wait 5 to 15 seconds, until SWR do goes down on radio SWR indication, than go back to the previous band, where I was trying to force an auto tune action! A piece of cake. I've been working that way for 2 years A remote control would be a source of EMI and will cost much more effort and money then the ATU itself> Well, that is my opinion 73 PY1JDX
@@ptarsob Thanks !
Completely off topic but I have the same unit and lost the manual. How do you have your vent tab set? I never understood that.
I leave mine so it is closed. If it is cool outside and you just want air, pull once. To vent to the outside, pull all the way out.
Sad update for me. Totally damaged my coils. Next week its going to be 90 degrees in NY, sooooo I'm ordering a new AC ($600 later)..this video was helpful I just wish it wldve worked for me😢
Can I just go on the outside and use a hanger and clean out the drain? I have the same AC and see the hole outside Do you think that will work?
Thank you, you saved my sanity this week, we're ready for the heat wave! But...Any tips for fixing my ruined century old hardwood floor? 😢
Sand paper works wonders😂
Call a floor refinished? Or, sand it down yourself. I had the same issue. I placed a plastic bin below mine to catch the water, but some still got by.
@@Ferret488 well that's a funny coincidence, I literally had to clean this out today because it started dripping. My mother said the flooring buckles would go back by itself when it dried out, never did. I'll attempt a repair myself.
@@yankeeshrapnel I would keep a large bin on the floor in front of it, just in case it does it again.
@@yankeeshrapnel See my new video for more tips.
I couldn't see under my coils so I suctioned out as much water as I could with a turkey baster and put some undiluted dollar tree awesome cleaner in the pan and ran it a little at a time and it opened mine up but had some bubbles for a little while and it seemed to break up a lot of stuff from the back where the squirrel cage is also.
Thank you! I have the same model and you saved my walls from being ruined!!
Problem with these units is there is no place for the water to go, no drain hole. Carefully drill a hole in my unit away from the coil where the water could drain.
I dont see any drain hole in my brand new fridgidaire uñit. I have water leaking inside house from ac.
@rosettebattista6121 you will need to adjust the angle of the unit, so that the rear of the unit tips backwards.
I have the same a/c and had the same problem. There are appropriate cleaners available on Amazon etc... the bleach rusts steel out.
The bleach was only to kill the slugs. I clean the outside coils and exterior parts every year. I suggest wrapping the outside with outdoor screen mesh for a screen or storm door to keep insects and slugs out.
Great video, I am wondering if your issue with the microprocessor is related to the fuse settings which can impact IO functions of the chip even when programmed correctly...
My frigidair wall unit is the same thing. In going thru im gonna go under coil to get sludge. You feel all the sludge. Inside my unit
I just want to know if all these brand units leak water to the bottom and it has drainage via a pipe or hose? Mine is Frididaire Galley. First time I used, I do not remember any water leak.
TNX for a nice video. My kit came with a Oled display - a nice one in colors, but very small. I would prefer a LED-display - like yours. Are there any instructions on how to change the code so a LED-display can work with the ATU ? How to connect a Pickit3 to the processorboard ? Regards OZ6SX
Thanks for explanation on K2 relay, that it is not bypass relay. I don't have schematic, and it is not possible follow the connection easily on double sided pcb. TA2UB Ali Alpay
@george Blake I want to ask if a 1kw tuner can be used on a 100 watt radio. I'm just learning about the tuner, can I get it into the microchip, what should it read?
It should. The only requirement is that you transmit a minimum of 20 watts. for 100 watts it should work fine.
just for your info,the wire is called enameled not annealed,annealed copper is what has been softened by heating then quenching as copper age hardens and work hardens!.
Thanks for the info I may try to make one
When I look at the ribbon connectors that goes from the main tuner board to the CPU board yours are installed backwards on the tuner board compared to the picture that comes with the kit (picture terrible). Why are yours backwards (on the tuner board) compared to the picture supplied?
You can install them either way, providing that the wire that is in the pin 1 position is the same wire from one side to the other. The board is not keyed so that it prevents you from inserting them either way. As I pointed out, it is best to install one or the other first, insert the ribbon cable and connector, and then follow it over to the other board. This makes sure they are inserted correctly. The diagrams are bad.
How I can bypass tuner ? Is there any way..?
The board is in BYPASS when no relays are energized. Don't worry about the relay in the middle of the board near the rear. Follow my videos and I explain it.
Where did you find the case to fit the atu-1000?
Hello George, thx for the video. I am also a owner of this tuner, but mine will not tune in a proper way. When it starts tuning the VSWR is higher than before. Any sugesstions what could be wrong ? Which firmware version you are using ? 73 Martin
Are you running the power in the correct connection? It sounds like you are running the FORWARD power through the REVERSE coil. The INPUT is closest to the corner of the board, the OUTPUT near the center.
@@Ferret488 Thx for feedback. Yes i conencted it right. Actually i done a few further tests and i guess it belongs to the transmitted frequency if the tuner tunes or not. 73
Thank you so much. Found this very helpful
Have you considered using an Arduino as your microcontroller ? Or since you have a hard copy of the schematic, submit and order from one of these production houses like PCBway ? Thanks for the video , very informative.
No. Why? It comes with a MicroChip processor and does the job. Why would you?
Hi George, please could you help me with the schematics to connect my buttons, display etc please!
Can you send them to me in an email?
I built this tuner and I am having a problem with it. It works really nice with my FT-DX1200 and I was able to calibrate it pretty well in the range of 5-100W. Now I have tested it with a 1kW HF amplifier and the power shown is clamped at 173W regardless of what the output power is. I cannot decrease the power of the amp below 250W because the minimum power of the transceiver is 5W. What could be the cause? There is not much documentation about this tuner but I was hoping maybe there is a setting I do not know about.
You may want to press TUNE and AUTO when you power up. It should say FIDER or FEEDER. See what it is set for. This should be the loss of your coax between the Tuner and the Antenna. It may be set too high. If you have a 1 kw Watt meter you might try re-adjusting it.
@@Ferret488 Thank you for your answer. I think the problem is that the person who sold me the tuner had the ATU-100 software version loaded into the microcontroller. I checked the EEPROM and indeed at cell 31 I have the value 00 instead of 01 that allows for high power measurement. I will try to change the value in EEPROM and see what happens.
Sorry I wanted to say cell 30 from EEPROM.
Loaded 2.7 firmware version from a 1kW Russian tuner and now the tuner works great. I only had to readjust the potentiometers on the board. I will see if I can find a 3.2 firmware version for 1kW. I have tested only for power reading but not tuning.
@@valentinbolborici9233 This kit actually IS the Russian (Belarus) version. It should have had the software from that version. I suspect that the Manufacturer / Distributor is not able to obtain reliable blank CPU's from MicroChip so they are using stock from other sources, such as other kits that use the same CPU but have other software versions installed. My CPU was DOA and the Seller on Amazon was gracious enough to send me another working board and CPU.
Thank you for the video. How many turns on the two small transformers of the SWR bridge?
20 turns.
@@Ferret488 Thank you
do you measurement backside smd capacitor ? C33 to C39 ?
I'm sorry. I don't understand. Are you asking if the capacitors on the back of the circuit board are used? Yes, they are used to tune the circuit. That is part of the LC circuit. They are already connected to the relays.
@@Ferret488 behind the pcb smd capacitor c33 to 39 value ?
@@mehmetrasidogunc260 Yes, there are SEVEN (7) Capacitors that are used in conjunction with the SEVEN (7) Inductors to tune the output. C33, C34, C35, C36 and C37. These are used with the Inductors to make the L-C networks. They are opened / closed to the signal using the Relays K3, K5, K7, K9, K11, K13, K15. Is that your question?