[Orion] Orion display issue

[Joe Giacobello]

That sure makes sense!

Duane A Calvin wrote:

>Joe,
>        If your main tuning encoder works for tuning, and the only place
>it doesn't work is the menu selection, then something else is wrong.  One
>of the TT service guys could probably help a lot on this one!
>
>        73,  Duane
>
>
>On Fri, 07 Apr 2006 12:47:43 -0400 Joe Giacobello <k2xx at swva.net> writes:
>  
>
>>John, I spoke too soon.  The highlighted line in every menu is now 
>>totally immobile whether using the front panel Main knob or the knob 
>>on 
>>the remote pod.  Since I use the N4PY software, I don't need this 
>>function most of the time.  Nevertheless, does that still point to 
>>the 
>>encoder as the source of the problem?
>>
>>Thanks for the link to the site with the encoder repair.  It may 
>>well 
>>come in handy.
>>
>>73, Joe
>>
>>John (KE5C) wrote:
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>>>>John, thanks for your input.  Well, the low contrast setting still 
>>>>        
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>>persists
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>>>>   
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>>>>        
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>>>(You should pardon the expression.), but it looks like the weird 
>>>      
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>>behavior of the
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>>>selection (Main) knob must arise from a faulty encoder or the like. 
>>>      
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>> The
>>    
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>>>selection process works fine with the remote pod's knob.
>>>
>>>i assume you did the v2 mod.  when you had the front off, it's 
>>>      
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>>possible you
>>    
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>>>didn't get one of those jumpers from the encoder to the board fully 
>>>      
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>>seated.  you
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>>>also might be able to talk tt into sending you an encoder, and 
>>>      
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>>replacing just a
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>>>few steps more than doing the v2 mod in the first place:
>>>
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>>>
>>http://www.bosshardradio.com/gallery/view_photo.php?set_albumName=orion_
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>rit&id=meter_a_b_encoders
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>>>(url also attached)
>>>
>>>just take the knob off from the front, remove the four mounting 
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>>screws, and the
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>>>big encoder comes free.
>>>
>>>73, john
>>> 
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>>>      
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>Duane Calvin, AC5AA
>Austin, Texas
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>http://home.austin.rr.com/ac5aa
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