[TenTec] Corsair II Display Segments

[Stan Barr]

On 10/03/13 02:16, Adrian Rees (MW1LCR) wrote:
> Hi all
> I have just acquired a Corsair II, and am very impressed with it so,
> far. However, in two of the 7 segment displays, the LED's are not
> lighting. If you think about the digits 2 and 3, its the bottom segment
> in each of them, and in the Tens and Units of MHz.
>
> I am guessing the problem will be either a dodgy connection, or similar
> dry joint type of affair. The previous owner has replaced a number of
> electrolytic capacitors in the display, FWIW.
>
> Apart from the dodgy connection / dry joint is there anything else I
> should consider ?

Mine suffers from this about every 12 months or so.  A poor contact
on the display connector is the culprit (in my case anyway) some
contact cleaner cures it for a while.


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