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Make sure and run the switch in several directions immediately after applying the WD-40.
Glen, K9STH
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 Originally Posted by K9STH
Make sure and run the switch in several directions immediately after applying the WD-40.
Glen, K9STH
That is a must do.
I don't think WD40 is the same as it used to be.
I have used WD40 on many TV tuners in the day, but have found better stuff to use now a days.
The Over Spray is not good if the spray tube is used. I use Q-Tips.
"Books tell how it should be, Experience tells how it really is..."
73 DE KA9JLM Don
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Originally Posted by KF5IYL
I'd never thought of using WD-40 for contact cleaning. I just put a small amount in the contacts, and I'm going to wait until I'm sure it's dry before I try to power it on. I'll keep y'all updated on what happens!
You may be waiting a while for it to completely dry out, Weeks.
Crank it up and give us a report.
"Books tell how it should be, Experience tells how it really is..."
73 DE KA9JLM Don
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Originally Posted by AF6LJ
If it receives it should transmit.
You've obviously never owned an Icom 746!
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Any tips for cleaning it, or is it just like any normal rotary switch?
Q-Tips doesn't take much solvent.
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Hmmmmmmm. . . Still isn't working. . . And, now I can't reproduce what I did earlier by fiddling with the band switch. . . Sorry to keep bothering you guys, but any more ideas? Or should I let the WD40 dry longer?
"Don’t let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith and in purity." - 1 Timothy 4:12
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This is what we are here for, to help.
73,
Sue
AF6LJ
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Who Question The Statements Made By Known Liars.
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Originally Posted by KF5IYL
Hmmmmmmm. . . Still isn't working. . . And, now I can't reproduce what I did earlier by fiddling with the band switch. . . Sorry to keep bothering you guys, but any more ideas? Or should I let the WD40 dry longer?
Did you clean the contacts in the RF PA cage also ? Be careful of the high Voltage.
You may want to clean the CAR control as well as the other controls.
"Books tell how it should be, Experience tells how it really is..."
73 DE KA9JLM Don
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Yes, but I didn't do the CAR contacts. I guess I'll go clean those now.
"Don’t let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith and in purity." - 1 Timothy 4:12
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"Don’t let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith and in purity." - 1 Timothy 4:12
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