Skidding Tuning Knob... Greasy Decoderhttp://groups.yahoo.com/group/Satellit800/message/10437

Read "Shielding the S800 (long)" -by- Paulhttp://groups.yahoo.com/group/Satellit800/message/3187

Getting the Back-off is easy -but- beyond that things
get difficult. *The Photo Section of the Grundig Satellit
800 Radio Group has some pictures of the inside of
the Radio to check-out and have-a-look-see first.
* Photo Section
* * Interior -by- mmaghakian
* * My Satellit in Pieces -by- mihaimotanash
* * Schematics and Diagrams -by- x_7474505b_x

~ RHF

I think mine will end up being a case of "Greasy Encoder". When I
pulled the tuning knob off, there was grease on the face of the
bearing and quite a bit on the brass sleeve as well. I don't even
know why they put grease on that area. The ball bearing should be the
part that spins inside itself but I suppose there's not enough
friction fit on the sleeve to let the ball bearing do its job. Tuning
might be a bit smoother if it did, though.

Anyone know where a replacement encoder can be purchased? I hope to
disassemble mine and clean it, but if I should break something in the
process, then...

Thanks,
Barry - N4BUQ