The freqency /time display doesn't blank any of the center segments on
either time or frequency function. Any suggestions on a fix appreciated.
The serial number is 59,800 and I wonder if anyone can tell me if this is an
early or late model?
tnx

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73
Hank WD5JFR

Henry Kolesnik wrote:

The freqency /time display doesn't blank any of the center segments on
either time or frequency function. Any suggestions on a fix appreciated.
The serial number is 59,800 and I wonder if anyone can tell me if this is an
early or late model?
tnx

Blank or blink?



--

73
Hank WD5JFR

All the center segments stay bright, no blinking.
tnx

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73
Hank WD5JFR
"dxAce" wrote in message
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Henry Kolesnik wrote:

The freqency /time display doesn't blank any of the center segments on
either time or frequency function. Any suggestions on a fix appreciated.
The serial number is 59,800 and I wonder if anyone can tell me if this is
an
early or late model?
tnx

Blank or blink?



--

73
Hank WD5JFR

Henry Kolesnik wrote:

All the center segments stay bright, no blinking.

OK, what is it you wish to blank then? I owned a FRG-7700 for several years.
What exactly do you mean by 'center segments'?


tnx

--

73
Hank WD5JFR
"dxAce" wrote in message
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Henry Kolesnik wrote:

The freqency /time display doesn't blank any of the center segments on
either time or frequency function. Any suggestions on a fix appreciated.
The serial number is 59,800 and I wonder if anyone can tell me if this is
an
early or late model?
tnx

Blank or blink?



--

73
Hank WD5JFR

It's a five digit display made of seven segment digits. The center or "G"
segment doesn't blank when zero is displayed so zero looks like an eight.
It has leading zero suppression and instead of the zero being totally
suppressed the center segment appears as a minus sign.

--

73
Hank WD5JFR
"dxAce" wrote in message
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Henry Kolesnik wrote:

All the center segments stay bright, no blinking.

OK, what is it you wish to blank then? I owned a FRG-7700 for several
years.
What exactly do you mean by 'center segments'?


tnx

--

73
Hank WD5JFR
"dxAce" wrote in message
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Henry Kolesnik wrote:

The freqency /time display doesn't blank any of the center segments on
either time or frequency function. Any suggestions on a fix
appreciated.
The serial number is 59,800 and I wonder if anyone can tell me if this
is
an
early or late model?
tnx

Blank or blink?



--

73
Hank WD5JFR

dxAce wrote:

Henry Kolesnik wrote:


All the center segments stay bright, no blinking.


OK, what is it you wish to blank then? I owned a FRG-7700 for several years.
What exactly do you mean by 'center segments'?


I think his problem is a 0 looks the same as an 8 and a 7 looks like a
backwards F - the middle horizontal bar is lit all the time.


tnx

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73
Hank WD5JFR
"dxAce" wrote in message
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Henry Kolesnik wrote:


The freqency /time display doesn't blank any of the center segments on
either time or frequency function. Any suggestions on a fix appreciated.
The serial number is 59,800 and I wonder if anyone can tell me if this is
an
early or late model?
tnx

Blank or blink?



--

73
Hank WD5JFR

Henry Kolesnik wrote:

It's a five digit display made of seven segment digits. The center or "G"
segment doesn't blank when zero is displayed so zero looks like an eight.
It has leading zero suppression and instead of the zero being totally
suppressed the center segment appears as a minus sign.

OK, I understand Hank. Sorry, I never encountered that problem. I'm certain
someone will be able to help you out.



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73
Hank WD5JFR
"dxAce" wrote in message
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Henry Kolesnik wrote:

All the center segments stay bright, no blinking.

OK, what is it you wish to blank then? I owned a FRG-7700 for several
years.
What exactly do you mean by 'center segments'?


tnx

--

73
Hank WD5JFR
"dxAce" wrote in message
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Henry Kolesnik wrote:

The freqency /time display doesn't blank any of the center segments on
either time or frequency function. Any suggestions on a fix
appreciated.
The serial number is 59,800 and I wonder if anyone can tell me if this
is
an
early or late model?
tnx

Blank or blink?



--

73
Hank WD5JFR

"Henry Kolesnik" wrote in message
m...
It's a five digit display made of seven segment digits. The center or "G"
segment doesn't blank when zero is displayed so zero looks like an eight.
It has leading zero suppression and instead of the zero being totally
suppressed the center segment appears as a minus sign.

--

73
Hank WD5JFR

It sounds like a short in the display board. Did it get dropped? Or maybe a
soda spill?


B.H.

"Henry Kolesnik" wrote in message
m...
All the center segments stay bright, no blinking.
tnx



If I understand you right, it sounds like you have a shorted transistor
driving either the rows or columns of the multiplexed display.

Check the segment transistors position Q1052-Q1056 (2sa733a-q)

One of them will probably be shorted. The signals for the transistors are
coming from ic msm5524 controlling the frequency and time display.

Greetings Peter

"Henry Kolesnik" schreef in bericht
m...
It's a five digit display made of seven segment digits. The center or "G"
segment doesn't blank when zero is displayed so zero looks like an eight.
It has leading zero suppression and instead of the zero being totally
suppressed the center segment appears as a minus sign.

--

73
Hank WD5JFR
"dxAce" wrote in message
...


Henry Kolesnik wrote:

All the center segments stay bright, no blinking.

OK, what is it you wish to blank then? I owned a FRG-7700 for several
years.
What exactly do you mean by 'center segments'?


tnx

--

73
Hank WD5JFR
"dxAce" wrote in message
...


Henry Kolesnik wrote:

The freqency /time display doesn't blank any of the center segments
on
either time or frequency function. Any suggestions on a fix
appreciated.
The serial number is 59,800 and I wonder if anyone can tell me if
this is
an
early or late model?
tnx

Blank or blink?



--

73
Hank WD5JFR