[ICOM] relay in IC-761

[bonddaleena at aol.com]

Al, these relays are a commom problem. My 761 developed the intermittant issue last year. Icom tech says to replace it. I took it apart and used a small strip of business card with DeOxit 5 on it. It has worked perfectly for over a year.....
I have never seen a relay SO sensitive to "lightly" tapping the radio, to have it kick in on out.


ron
N4UE






-----Original Message-----
From: Alan Leith <aleith at syd.eastlink.ca>
To: 'ICOM Reflector' <icom at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wed, Nov 17, 2010 11:31 am
Subject: [ICOM] relay in IC-761


It sounds as if the relay in my vintage '761 has given up the ghost after
2 years.  While it occasionally will work, much of the time it doesn't
eem to want to engage properly.  I haven't had a chance to take it apart
nd do any measurements but my service manual says the relay is a VS12TBN-E
nd I've been having problems finding it on the net.
Any suggestions?
73
Al, VE1AL


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