[TenTec] Orion

[Gary J FollettDukes HiFi]

The display screen itself seldom just gradually “goes out”. You either get lines or smoother missing information on the display.

However, the lED illuminator can get dim over time.  This can arise either from a failure in the switching power supply that drives the LED illuminators or from the LED illuminators themselves’ becoming dimmer as they age.

The fact that yours seems OK after the third screen comes up suggests that you really may have failed part in the switching supply that allies the roughly 3.3 volt PWM power to the LED’s.

Until it gets to the point where it is dim all of the time, I would not worry about it.

When the time comes, you can get replacement LED illuminator strips and the switching supplies that drive them from LCDparts.com <http://lcdparts.com/>. I have done a few Orion’s with great success and they look better than new.

Good luck.

Gary



> On Jun 13, 2016, at 7:21 AM, Lee Patton <w8hl at att.net> wrote:
> 
> I have a problem with the first two screens being faded, when I turn on my
> Orion 1, the 3rd or working screen is always OK, so I don't have a problem
> using the radio. Just concerned that something is going south and want to
> fix it. Any suggestions?
> 
> 
> 
> Thank you for any suggestions.
> 
> Lee W8HL
> 
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