Javier Henderson writes:


Well, I did remove the front panel, and it was relatively easy to
get to the PCB that has the switches.

These buggers are a paint to work on, however. They're membrane
switches. I carefully lifted the clear mylar, and slowly removed
each membrane, and cleaned them off individually. I also cleaned
the copper pads on the PCB.

I'm taking a break from all of that as I type this...

I finished putting the rig together. The improvement is noticeable,
but not 100% right, there's still some bounces, which are quite
annoying.

I guess the right thing to do at this point is to replace the
membranes. I wonder if Kenwood still supplies these parts? I'll
call them and find out...

73,

-jav w6vms

Javier Henderson writes:


Well, I did remove the front panel, and it was relatively easy to
get to the PCB that has the switches.

These buggers are a paint to work on, however. They're membrane
switches. I carefully lifted the clear mylar, and slowly removed
each membrane, and cleaned them off individually. I also cleaned
the copper pads on the PCB.

I'm taking a break from all of that as I type this...

I finished putting the rig together. The improvement is noticeable,
but not 100% right, there's still some bounces, which are quite
annoying.

I guess the right thing to do at this point is to replace the
membranes. I wonder if Kenwood still supplies these parts? I'll
call them and find out...

73,

-jav w6vms

"Javier Henderson" wrote in message
...

Your comment about the lamp is making me wonder if I should do a
preemptive replacement.

I'd recommend, while you have it open, replacing the wheat grain bulb with
one of the ultra-bright LEDs. It should last forever and you'll not have
to worry about going back in to replace the bulb. That's my plan for
replacement.
73 de Glenn AA5PK

"Javier Henderson" wrote in message
...

Your comment about the lamp is making me wonder if I should do a
preemptive replacement.

I'd recommend, while you have it open, replacing the wheat grain bulb with
one of the ultra-bright LEDs. It should last forever and you'll not have
to worry about going back in to replace the bulb. That's my plan for
replacement.
73 de Glenn AA5PK