NEVER, NEVER, did I say NEVER polish relay contacts with emery paper, sand
paper, or something similar. There are special burnishing tools made for
cleaning relay contacts. However, if you don't have such a tool then use a
strip of bond paper or business card saturated with a cleaner.
Using something like emery paper or sand paper WILL destroy the contact in a
hurry. You want to gently remove corrosion, etc., not to remove any plating,
etc., which you will do if you use emery paper or sand paper.
Glen, K9STH
Website: http://k9sth.com
--- On Tue, 12/22/09, Bill, W6WRT <dezrat1242@yahoo.com> wrote:
I have an SB-1000, a clone of the AL-80A, and I have experienced the same
thing. My problem was the T/R relay. Polish the contacts with some very fine
emery cloth, clean off any dust remaining and you might have to bend the
contact ever so slightly. Should fix it right up.
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