[TenTec] Paragon - easy to work on?

[Bwana Bob]

Thanks, Jerry.

I've used DeOxit on my Paragon pots, but the improvement has been only 
temporary. I have another contact cleaner that I can try, but I'll also 
look at the Mouser pots that you mentioned.

				73,

				Bob WB2VUF

Dr. Gerald N. Johnson wrote:
> For regular sized pots, look for the RV4 types, for minatures look for 
> RV6 types at Mouser and Digi-Key.
> 
> Cramolin makes a special cleaner for pots saying DeoxIT may soften the 
> carbon layer. I've not used anything but DeoxIT though but so far I've 
> been able to replace noisy pots.
> 
> 73, Jerry, K0CQ
> 
> On 5/27/2010 3:09 PM, Bwana Bob wrote:
>> You're welcome.  I have the dead receiver problem, too, but transmitting
>>    into a dummy load for a few seconds on the affected band always
>> corrects  it.
>>
>> The pots on my Paragon periodically become scratchy and need to be
>> cleaned. I think that Ten Tec just used cheap pots in the Paragon.
>> Really good potentiometers like the old Allen Bradley, Clarostat, and
>> Centralab are hard to find, especially in a miniature size.
>>
>> 					73,
>>
>> 					Bob WB2VUF
>>
>> Ben Hall wrote:
>>> On 5/26/2010 10:13 PM, Bwana Bob wrote:
>>>> The front panel is on hinges. Take off the top and bottom covers.  There
>>>> will be a screw on each side of the front panel. Remove these 2 screws
>>>> and the panel will swing down, giving you access to the pots. Be careful
>>>> not to put any strain on the potentiometer leads, or the phenolic on the
>>>> back of the pot will break.
>>> Hi Bob,
>>>
>>> THANKS MUCH for posting this!  Last night I was able to get a little
>>> Deoxit into the RF gain pot but was really struggling with how I was
>>> going to access the other pots.  This will make it much easier and I
>>> really appreciate it!
>>>
>>> thanks much and 73,
>>> ben, kd5byb
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