On Mon, 08 Dec 2008 08:11:35 -0800, GrampZ wrote: >Yep, I've had the exact same problem and Garey is right on the money >with a cure. In fact after about 2 years my rig has developed the same >problem and I have to do this again. > I stumbled on the fix myself the first time when recalling my radio >tech friend's cure for many Yaesu FT-101 problems was pulling the boards >and cleaning the contacts with a common eraser.
I've had this problem as well, mostly manifested as an annoying intermittent with one of the DR7 connections. I think I have finally resolved it with sparing application of DeOxit to the contacts. Don't use the spray, I got the applicator bottle with the needle tip. My "new" R7A had a problem of a little different sort - one of the pins on the parent board had a small blob of solder right at the very end, which had slightly deformed the socket contact when the board was inserted. I suspect this was a very rare occurence, but may be something to watch for. After I removed the solder from the end of the pin, I unsoldered the receptacle from the circuit board and was able to remove the contact from the connector shell and re-form it into shape. It's working fine now. 73 -Jim NU0C _______________________________________________ Drakelist mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.zerobeat.net/mailman/listinfo/drakelist
