Don't use anything that will attack the plating on the switch contacts
and don't do anything that will spread the fingers so that they no
longer make contact. Can you see the fingers separate slightly when the
wiper goes between them? Does the switch look dirty? Is the oscillator
working for those bands? Yes, the counter will display the offset in
the AUX position.
73, Tim, W2UI
On 4/1/2010 8:43 AM, Louis Ciotti wrote:
> I have just been using the spray "contact" cleaner. Going to see if
> the local RS has some De-oxit today and go from there.
>
> Yes this is the digital one, and the following bands to not show the
> correct frequency 3.5, 7, 29, and 29.5, and AUX. I assume AUX is not
> working because the crystals are not there.
>
> On Wed, Mar 31, 2010 at 10:09 PM, David Goncalves
> <davegoncalves@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> One carefully executed application, and several rotations of the control,
>> should do it. Its a neophyte's error to put too much contact cleaner. 2-3
>> drops in to the holes of the plastic switch wafer cover is alot.
>>
>> BTW, this is the digitial one, right? Do all of the bands come up with the
>> right frequency displayed on the digital readout?
>>
>> David Goncalves
>> W1EUJ
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