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Re: [TenTec] Omni6 intermittent fault

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Subject: Re: [TenTec] Omni6 intermittent fault
From: Bob McGraw K4TAX <rmcgraw@blomand.net>
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Date: Sun, 24 Jun 2018 13:02:47 -0500
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Here I can get products from Caig Laboratories.   There seems to be different brands from that company. Cramolin being one.  And at one time, the now defunct, Radio Shack sold some of their products.

If you do one cable at a time, making sure to get it back into the correct position with no pin misalignment issues, you should be fine.  Just takes a bit of time and patience.

73

Bob, K4TAX


On 6/24/2018 12:56 PM, Malcolm McLeman wrote:
Thanks Bob though a tall order looking at the innards of the O6!
Bearing in mind I live across the pond what contact cleaner do you recommend 
that will be available here? 73 Malcolm F5VBU
On 6/24/2018 7:08 PM, Bob McGraw K4TAX wrote:

Sounds like time to clean connectors.  This generally applies to all radios 
which are 10+ years old.   Never spray anything into the radio!!!

Using a cotton swab such as a Q-Tip, apply contact cleaner to the cotton swab, 
unplug one cable, and wipe the male pin(s).  The plug in the cable and unplug 
it a couple of times to provide wiping action of the female contacts.  Usually 
this corrects 90% or more of all issues and the radio is good for another 10+ 
years.

73

Bob, K4TAX


On 6/24/2018 12:00 PM, Malcolm McLeman wrote:

Hi all...  Fault symptom as follows:-
At switch on Omni VI "motor-boating" before locking in then operates normally. Later it 
emitted  a "drift-like" sound as if going out of lock and again returned to normal.
Some days later after similar to above it drifted off completely then emitted a 
permanent low frequency buzzing noise in the LS which remained even when the 
Tune button was pressed.
All this time the O6 TX appeared to key and output normally but there was no 
sidetone only this buzzing from the LS..
Now all has returned to normal and I cannot pursue but would appreciate 
anyone's thoughts or who maybe has experienced same fault condx.
73

Malcolm/F5VBU
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