Thanks, Alex; Very good to hear from you. Many replies on this one, yours
was the most detailed. Another ham recommended WD 40-that makes me a bit
nervous. Something called "Caig deoxidizer' was also recommended. I can
certainly wait, since the problem is not serious. Can you post additional
information when you obain it. Thanks, again. Charlie
On Tue, 23 Feb 1999 10:30:36 -0500 "Alex Mendelsohn"
<alex.ai2q@worldnet.att.net> writes:
>
>Hi Charlie:
>
>I had that problem with my Omni-V as well. I discussed it with Ten Tec
>service but the guy I spoke with didn't have any idea about what to
>do. I
>understood his position, because years ago I was a Heathkit service
>technician, and there are a lot of problems that can only be solved
>when you
>have the equipment in front of you (there's really no such thing as DX
>troubleshooting).
>
>In any case, about ten years ago I discovered something called
>Stabilant
>22A. It's a clear, colorless fluid that comes in 0.5 ml glass
>"ampules." It
>uses isopropyl alcohol as a carrier. It's billed as a "non-conductive
>block
>polymer." However, when applied to contacts, it becomes conductive!
>
>It only conducts on what should be conductive surfaces. Charlie, it's
>real
>magic. I've used it to ensure that ICs are truly high-rel in some
>applications (shock and vibration). I've used it on electromechanical
>assemblies my 45 year old American Flyer toy trains. I used it on the
>connectors on the display board on my Omni-V and the problem of
>display
>intensity changes has NEVER recurred.
>
>I removed the Omni-V's top cover, carefully pryed the display board
>header
>connector assemblies apart, dabbed all the pins with Stabilant 22A,
>and
>reinserted the headers. The problem disappeared!
>
>Now, I didn't know if this wondrous stuff is still available, so I
>called
>the vendor and the receptionist said it's still being offered and is
>"more
>popular than ever."
>
>I'll have more details about it for the thread when I get a return
>call on
>price and small quantity availability. I'm a magazine editor and talk
>with
>companies all the time, so I should get a good answer soon.
>
>I did ask the secretary if the firm would sell "onsey twosey" bottles
>to
>experimenters and small labs and the receptionist seemed to say the
>company
>would. Howver, I'll know for sure when the marketing manager calls me
>back.
>
>The vendor is: D.W. Electrochemicals Ltd., Ontario, Canada at
>905-889-1522.
>
>Vy 73, AI2Q, Alex
>
> .-.-.
>
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>
>Alex Mendelsohn, Editor-at-Large
>Portable Design
>Tel: 207-967-8812
>Fax: 207-967-9756
>email: Alex_Mendelsohn@portable-design.com
>
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-tentec@contesting.com
>[mailto:owner-tentec@contesting.com]On
>Behalf Of charles w burkhardt
>Sent: Monday, February 22, 1999 9:54 PM
>To: tentec@contesting.com
>Subject: [TenTec] Omni V
>
>
>
>Gentlemen: Used my 'new' Omni V in the recent Arrl cw test. WOW!
>It
>IS possible to work strong stations a kc apart! One troubling note:
>after the rig had been on for several hours the vertical elements in
>the
>display became dimmer. Not enough to lose clarity but enough to
>see.
>No degradation in performance but do I have an immanent problem?
>Thanks.
>Charlie K0GPF
>
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