My ft-736 meter lamp went dark, and scratchy pots.
Anyone know off hand the voltage and current rating of the meter lamp in an FT-736 and hard it is to get too? Replacement source?
When I have it apart I need to address scratchy pots issue too with the AF gain, squelch, RF gain, and mic gain. Anyone ever taken care of that? What cleaner to use?
Thanks
Happy 4th everyone.
KB7ADL
Hello Vince.
I can't help with a source, but I have the same problem with the meter lamps As there is plenty of 12V available perhaps there is a white LED solution that someone has discovered. Then it will be a fix for life.
Thanks
David G0MRF
-----Original Message----- From: Vince Fiscus, KB7ADL vlfiscus@mcn.net To: amsat-bb amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Fri, 3 Jul 2015 15:40 Subject: [amsat-bb] My ft-736 meter lamp went dark, and scratchy pots.
Anyone know off hand the voltage and current rating of the meter lamp in an FT-736 and hard it is to get too? Replacement source?
When I have it apart I need to address scratchy pots issue too with the AF gain, squelch, RF gain, and mic gain. Anyone ever taken care of that? What cleaner to use?
Thanks
Happy 4th everyone.
KB7ADL
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De-Oxit
Works every time!
73, Jim KQ6EA
On 07/03/2015 03:43 PM, Vince Fiscus, KB7ADL wrote:
Anyone know off hand the voltage and current rating of the meter lamp in an FT-736 and hard it is to get too? Replacement source?
When I have it apart I need to address scratchy pots issue too with the AF gain, squelch, RF gain, and mic gain. Anyone ever taken care of that? What cleaner to use?
Thanks
Happy 4th everyone.
KB7ADL
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And what about the display lamps? It's hard enough to see the display inside, much harder outside like for Field Day. Harvey K5HV
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De-Oxit
Works every time!
73, Jim KQ6EA
On 07/03/2015 03:43 PM, Vince Fiscus, KB7ADL wrote:
Anyone know off hand the voltage and current rating of the meter lamp in an FT-736 and hard it is to get too? Replacement source?
When I have it apart I need to address scratchy pots issue too with the AF gain, squelch, RF gain, and mic gain. Anyone ever taken care of that? What cleaner to use?
Thanks
Happy 4th everyone.
KB7ADL
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Google about for "ft-736r lamp replacement" and you'll find a lot of people showing how to replace the lamps with LEDs.
Jim
On 07/04/2015 01:15 AM, Harvey N. Vordenbaum wrote:
And what about the display lamps? It's hard enough to see the display inside, much harder outside like for Field Day. Harvey K5HV
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De-Oxit
Works every time!
73, Jim KQ6EA
On 07/03/2015 03:43 PM, Vince Fiscus, KB7ADL wrote:
Anyone know off hand the voltage and current rating of the meter lamp in an FT-736 and hard it is to get too? Replacement source?
When I have it apart I need to address scratchy pots issue too with the AF gain, squelch, RF gain, and mic gain. Anyone ever taken care of that? What cleaner to use?
Thanks
Happy 4th everyone.
KB7ADL
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