My personal experience is that getting the nut tension and knob height are
a bit tricky on the mounting of those small encoders. Pulling the front
panel pcb to redo the nut tension isn't much fun though ;-(
73, Barry N1EU
On Fri, Sep 19, 2014 at 8:01 AM, Mike Chatfield <mikechat@embarqmail.com>
wrote:
> I also got a Omni VII on the mega sale. I had a problem with the AF/RF and
> one other knob (I forgot which one). The AF/RF control had the same symptom
> as your's, the other one was really loose.
>
> I sent it back to TT and they replaced them. However after I received it
> back I decidced to send it back under the 30 day return terms.
>
> TT service did a 1 day turnaround on the fix, I had it within 5 working
> days, as always TT has great service.
>
> It looks to me that TT changed vendors on the encoders and the quality is
> just not there. I also have an Orion II and the encoders are night & day
> different from the Omni VII, they are not loose or bind up in any way and
> work perfect.
>
> Mike
> W0BBC
>
>
> On 9/18/2014 7:35 PM, denton sprague wrote:
>
>> Darn it…..
>> I got a brand new Omni 7 via TT's mega sale just when the sale started,
>> and finally put the rig to good use about 3 weeks ago…
>> Broke already!!
>> The af/rf gain control froze up solid after minimal use…very hard to turn
>> and no click, and the pbt/bw and multi knobs click feel stiff…compared to
>> my older Omni 7 with silver knob skirts.
>> Anyone else have any problem with the knobs?
>> Will call TT in the am and see what to do…probably will have to send it
>> to the hospital.
>>
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