[TenTec] OMNI VII

[Mike Hyder -N4NT-]

Tritons and Omnis had dual felt disks on the shafts of the preselectors. If 
they became worn, Ten-Tec advised to reverse them back to back. Perhaps felt 
disks would help the problem you state, or at least your perception of it.

73, Mike N4NT

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <jliving39 at comcast.net>
To: <tentec at contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2011 4:27 PM
Subject: [TenTec] OMNI VII
>
> Folks,
>
> The OMNI VII controls (multi, pbt/bw,af/rf, and rit/xit) are very wobbly. 
> Realize they are encoders and not pots and maybe never will be really 
> tight. . Does anyone know if they can be tightened up a bit or do we just 
> have to live with the wobblyness. I do not see a way to adjust the knobs 
> and do not want to use extreme pressure. Anyone have any ideas? Maybe we 
> just have to live with it. Stan said maybe push the knob back a little, 
> but that does need solve the problem. Have never seen another rig with 
> this situation. I guess my question really is Are encoders naturally 
> wobbly? Please advise. Jim, K4CFA