[TenTec] Orion 2 multi turm pots

[Dukes HiFi]

I fully agree that you should replace all if you have them.

Just a pointer:

If you carefully use a heat gun to just melt the solder on each encoder, each will lift out really easily one-at-a-time and you won’t burn the board or lift any solder pads.

Gary


> On Dec 11, 2017, at 4:32 PM, Tom <wa8wzg at wa8wzg.net> wrote:
> 
> Thanks for the info, yes I plan on replacing all of them since I have to get that far into it,thanks again for everyone's help!! 
> 
> 73's 
> Tom
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Barry N1EU <barry.n1eu at gmail.com>
> Sender: "TenTec" <tentec-bounces at contesting.com>Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2017 14:55:00 
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> Subject: Re: [TenTec] Orion 2 multi turm pots
> 
> For all the work needed to take everything apart to replace three, I would
> go ahead and replace all eight.  The wiki mentions a Bourns replacement
> that should work okay and you can get ten of them for $18 from Mouser.  The
> encoders we're dealing with here are just simple mechanical encoders.  They
> are not the more expensive optical type encoders.
> 
> Barry N1EU
> 
> On Mon, Dec 11, 2017 at 2:13 PM, Dukes HiFi <dukeshifi at comcast.net> wrote:
> 
>> I have two of them right here in my hands.
>> 
>> $25 each  shipped.
>> 
>> Gary
>> 
>>> On Dec 11, 2017, at 1:05 PM, Barry N1EU <barry.n1eu at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> They're all the same and there's info here:
>>> http://tentecwiki.eqth.net/doku.php?id=565enc
>>> 
>>> 73, Barry N1EU
>>> 
>>> On Mon, Dec 11, 2017 at 1:48 PM, Tom <wa8wzg at wa8wzg.net> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> To All,, I bought used Orion 2 but it has the normal "flakey" multi turn
>>>> pots,,,, I need to replace 3 of them.. Question,, #1,, not having a
>> great
>>>> schematic,,, are all of them the same??? And Question #2,, does anyone
>> have
>>>> a source for them???
>>>> Thanks in advance,
>>>> And Happy Holidays to all,,,
>>>> Tom Wa8WZG
>>>> 73's
>>>> Tom
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