[Premium-Rx] WJ-8711A Cosmetics

[Eric Cottrell]

On Thu, 04 Feb 2016 11:36:36 -0500, premium-rx-request at mailman.qth.net wrote:


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> From: William Watson <wwatson5 at sbcglobal.net>
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>  My WJ-8711A could use some front panel cosmetic improvements.? I have?some questions about the front panel overlay and lighted pushbuttons.
> 1.? Is a new panel overlay very difficult to install?2 . I have located a WJ-8711-1 overlay---will it work for the WJ-8711A, or is a 8711A overlay available?3.? Can the small lighted front panel pushbutton caps be replaced or does the whole switch have to be replaced??????If the caps are replaceable, are they available?? (I only have one?ugly one--the tuning lock pushbutton)
> Also, on the back panel, my terminal block (TB1--13 pins) just has some recessed pointed contacts---no screw terminals.Is there another piece that goes with this that provides the screw terminals and is it available?
> Thanks.
> Joe WatsonW5WBR
Hello,

Yes, the original connector is a Amphenol PCD ELFP13210. Arrow has them in stock. https://www.arrow.com/en/products/elfp13210/amphenol

I also found that several manufacturers, like Phoenix Contact, make a compatible connector. This style of removable terminal block seems like a defacto standard.

73 Eric