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My analog tuner drifts off the station

I have a nice Kenwood KT 615 tuner that I bought off a technician who had cleaned it up and replaced the caps. It works well and sounds great but it loses stations pretty quickly, usually within about 10-15 minutes. This happens for both strong and weak signals and I have tried all combinations of the filter and selectivity buttons with no apparent improvement.

Is there anything that can be done about this or do I need to get a digital tuner that locks on the station?
jrb25
jrb25 OP
44 posts
 
some would say it's a good metaphor for my life.
sherod
1,690 posts
 
Do you have a good antenna connected to your tuner? At least a decent dipole. Check the connections and experiment with orientation to get the strongest signal. Also, when you got the caps replaced, did the tech "properly" align the tuner? This alignment is very important for keeping the channel locked in.
macrojack
1,303 posts
 
My Kenwood tuner is at Stereo Surgeons in E. Hartford, CT. right now. He came with the highest recommendations. Give him a call and see what he suggests.
chadnliz
3,736 posts
 
Maybe your tuner is "One toke over the line" I will be here till Thursday, try the fish!
armstrod
613 posts
 
Jrb25,

Since your tuner is solid state and draws little power, I'd suggest you just keep it powered up 24/7. Eventually its temperature will stabilize, and I'm guessing you'll see little or no drift from that point on. I keep mine turned on all the time for that very reason.

David
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