[ICOM] Re: Icom Tuning? Encoder shaft frozen

[AD5VJ Bob]

Hi Skip:

I am convinced it is the lubricant thing and thanks to you and all the others for the great ideas.

BTW 
I just wrote a friend of mine about my 775 after he asked my opinion and I gotta say I agree with you whole heartedly.

This radio is just not replaceable. I have never had a radio so nice in 40 years.

This baby is here to stay till the cows come home.

  73 fer nw,
Bob AD5VJ(AAR6VM)
http://www.ad5vj.com/

Member CTDXCC
10X# 37210, FP#-1141
SMIRK#-5177, RARS #-149
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: icom-bounces at mailman.qth.net 
> [mailto:icom-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Skip Cameron
> Sent: Thursday, September 14, 2006 6:59 PM
> To: icom at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: [ICOM] Re: Icom Tuning? Encoder shaft frozen
> 
> I had this "encoder shaft frozen" symptom with my 1995 S/N 
> 1403 775DSP, bought from an estate sale in December 1997.
> After some research and lots of advice, including an 
> expensive replacement of the encoder and shaft, I found that 
> WD40 breaks it free, then a very small amount of light sewing 
> machine oil laced with a little graphite powder (you can buy 
> this already mixed at any hardware
> store) keeps it free and spinning like new. If it starts to 
> tighten up (every couple years after lots of knob spinning) I 
> add a little of that mix again.
> I still think this is one of the finest rigs ever, even 
> without a fancy color LCD display the newer Icoms have. 
> Perhaps the extra pricey 7800 would be a minor step up.
> It hears extremely well, and with a simple inverted vee for 
> low bands and a light weight 10 element Log Periodic for HF, 
> I can work (barefoot at 200W) everything I hear with relative ease.
> Skip W5GAI
> 
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