[TenTec] Omni VII Service Help

[Al Gulseth]

Pete,

After thinking about your post I'd suggest re-thinking your situation. You are 
dealing with two different issues: the first is the encoder issue; the second 
is in my book much more serious -- that of the lightning hit. The fact that 
you say you also lost a computer at the same time raises red flags: note the 
number of posts over the years on this and other forums in which a rig sent 
in for service after a lightning hit was declared unrepairable. This is due 
to the "ripple effect" of failures after lightning strikes or surges which 
occur because the miniaturized devices currently used are stressed and 
weakened, leading to additional failures later on after normal power and/or 
thermal stresses finish them off.

I'd suggest looking at your homeowner's policy to see if it covers lightning 
strikes and if it does, send the rig to TT for evaluation.

73, Al

On Wed October 19 2016 6:27:36 pm Peter A Sopronyi wrote:
> Hello first time poster to this list and hope I can get some information
> to help repair my radio.
>
> I bought the radio used several years ago. Not long after purchase I
> began to notice that at various times all three encoders (Multi, PB/BW &
> AF/RF) would give me trouble changing levels. The number values would
> suddenly go to zero, not want to change, go down instead of up etc. Very
> annoying but with patience I could get them where I wanted them. So that
> problem was existing.
>
> Then I had a lightening hit... I lost a computer and the power switch on
> the Omni no longer works. The radio would turn on and off by the power
> supply and all functions other than the switch worked fine, receive and
> transmit.
>
> I have a friend willing to help me. He needs the value of the SCR Part#
> D6. It appears this had been replaced before and there are no visible
> numbers on it. Also any ideas where to start with the encoders?
>
> Thanks in advance for any help.
> Pete W2WI
> 732 928 1159
>
>
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