[Kenwood] TS-440SAT display problems

[Jordan Arndt]

I soldered leads onto the board and then onto the battery, then I insulated 
the battery with heat-shrink.... That makes replacing it much easier the 
next time...

73...Jordan VE6ZT

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <solidgold at optonline.net>
To: <ken.d.brown at hawaiiantel.net>; <kenwood at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, July 03, 2023 3:21 PM
Subject: Re: [Kenwood] TS-440SAT display problems


> Hi Ken,
> Go onto Ebay___There are always #2032 batteries with solder tabs on there, 
> and they will ship anywhere in the 50 states.
>
> RON....K2NS
>
>
>    ------ Original Message ------
>    From: ken.d.brown at hawaiiantel.net
>    To: kenwood at mailman.qth.net
>    Sent: Monday, July 3, 2023 1:42 PM
>    Subject: [Kenwood] TS-440SAT display problems
>
>
>
>  I have two TS-440s. Both of them worked fine before I put them on the 
> shelf and didn't use them for years. Now both of them have a weird display 
> problem (not the dots that occur when there is a VCO problem) wherein the 
> display is really weird. My best description is that it appears there is a 
> sync problem with the display and the data being sent to it. The problem 
> clears if I turn the radio on while holding the A=B key.
>
>  Have you seen this problem? How did you repair it? Will replacing the 
> CR2032 memory battery help?
>
>  How do you get an electronics parts supplier to ship a CR2032 battery 
> with solder tabs to Hawaii?
>
>  Thanks, Ken N6KB
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