[ICOM] Re: IC-775DSP Main Tuning Dial shaft locked up - problem fixed

[Gary Fiber]

When I worked at Icom we used to get in for service handhelds sprayed with 
WD-40 when they got wet.
We used to just return them to the customer. It makes such a mess and makes 
the transceivers almost impossible to clean and repair.
WD-40 gets under chips and who knows what damage it does to coils and other 
components.
For most low voltage electrical I use Caig De-Oxit 5.

Since it worked for the encoder, good, but I would suggest replacing it soon.

Gary k8IZ

Good idea with the graphite.  Especially since WD-40 IS NOT a lubricant!
>The WD stands for Water Displacement (insoluble in water, displaces water).
>The carrier, which IS flammable, does have some lubricating properties.  But
>it will evaporate and leave behind a sticky residue.
>
>Also, do not spray WD-40 into a high-voltage cabinet.  One of our
>underground-line crews tried it.  The flash-over killed them both.  The
>crew-boss did CPR and got them both started again, and they did recover, in
>about a year.  It was an innocent mistake.  Everyone uses WD-40 for nearly
>everything, but it just ain't a good idea sometimes.
>
>Here is the MSDS for WD-40.
>
>http://www.wd40.com/Brands/pdfs/msds-wd40_aerosol.us.pdf
>
>Mike.  KD9KC
>El Paso, TX.

Gary Fiber K8IZ
GROL PG-19-6691
Washington State Resident