[ICOM] Original 706 LCD Display repair/replacement

[Mike Olbrisch]

Ah - hah....  Sounds like the assembly is de-laminating.  Can't fix that.  Maybe
you can find an early 706 for scrap parts.  I bought a IC-901 for that - $100.
It has paid for itself already.

Good luck.

Mike - KD9KC.
El Paso, Tx.
DM61rt

Molon labe. [mo-lone lah-veh] Google it...

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: icom-bounces at mailman.qth.net 
> [mailto:icom-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Al Waschka
> Sent: Sunday, July 19, 2009 12:39 PM
> To: ICOM Reflector
> Subject: Re: [ICOM] Original 706 LCD Display repair/replacement
> 
> It looks like the LCD and the polarizer are one piece, and 
> not separately cleanable.  If they were two separate pieces, 
> then there might be moisture between them, but I don't think 
> that is the problem.  If I were missing segments on the 
> display, cleaning the contact area might restore 
> connectivity, but that s not my problem.  It looks like I 
> have had some moisture intrusion or liquid crystal leaks or 
> contamination at the edge of the display, just above the NB 
> legend.  At this point, unless I can find a replacement part, 
> I guess I'll just have to live with it.
>  
> Al
> 
> --- On Sun, 7/19/09, Mike Olbrisch <mike-2007 at elp.rr.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> From: Mike Olbrisch <mike-2007 at elp.rr.com>
> Subject: Re: [ICOM] Original 706 LCD Display repair/replacement
> To: "'ICOM Reflector'" <icom at mailman.qth.net>
> Date: Sunday, July 19, 2009, 12:24 PM
> 
> 
> 
> Somewhere in my deep dark memory I seem to remember cleaning 
> the 706 MK-I
> display - but that was a long time ago.  Take it apart and see....
> 
> Mike - KD9KC.
> El Paso, Tx.
> DM61rt
> 
> Molon labe. [mo-lone lah-veh] Google it...
> 
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> > -----Original Message-----
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> > [mailto:icom-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Al Waschka
> > Sent: Sunday, July 19, 2009 10:17 AM
> > To: icom at mailman.qth.net
> > Subject: [ICOM] Original 706 LCD Display repair/replacement
> > 
> > The LCD on my 706 is getting dark pixels on the left edge, 
> > not in the active area of the display (yet).  Is this 
> > repairable? Are parts available?  I'm going to call Icom 
> > parts tomorow, but thought maybe someone here might know.  
> > Some LCD's can be disassembled, cleaned with alchohol and 
> > re-assembled.  Does anyone know if the 706 display is such an 
> > animal, or is it a hermetically sealed unit?
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