[TenTec] O II Menu

[cx7tt at 4email.net]

Hello Carl,

Your suggestion worked great....used deOxit on the front panel J 
connectors and all the RG174 plugs....spray, insert several times then 
wait til dry...
Menu panel works again as do all the Band change buttons.

Mucho Gracias for very 'head's up' idea.

73
Tom
CX7TT
On 9/15/12 1:00 PM, tentec-request at contesting.com wrote:
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>     1. O II Menu (cx7tt at 4email.net)
>     2. Re: O II Menu (Carl Moreschi)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2012 13:42:19 -0300
> From: cx7tt at 4email.net
> To: tentec at contesting.com
> Subject: [TenTec] O II Menu
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> Hello,
>
> My Orion II developed a couple of problems today. It will not respond to
> pressing the Band key for "30 meters". It will allow me to manually
> enter the frequency and all the other Band keys work correctly.
>
> Also, the Menu key will not respond to any presses.
>
> I tried two Master Resets, following the instructions on page 49 of the
> manual. Same problems as above.
>
> Any ideas? Not being able to access the Menu is major issue.
>
> 73
> Tom
> CX7TT
>
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> Message: 2
> Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2012 13:12:01 -0400
> From: Carl Moreschi <n4py2 at earthlink.net>
> To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment <tentec at contesting.com>
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] O II Menu
> Message-ID: <50536561.6070400 at earthlink.net>
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> There seems to be a chronic problem with the Orions as they age.  There
> are many cable connectors behind the main front panel.  I have found
> that removing the front panel and then removing all the cable
> connectors, spraying them with contact cleaner, and then plugging them
> back in and out several times, seems to fix most problems.  Because
> there are so many connections here, almost any symptom seems possible
> from a connection that has developed some resistance.
>
> It's not hard to remove the front panel and this fix is quite easy to do.
>
> Carl Moreschi N4PY
> 121 Little Bell Dr.
> Hays, NC 28635
> www.n4py.com
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