[TenTec] OMNI VI Display / S-Meter Lamp RE: TenTec Digest, Vol 181, Issue 5

[Anthony Fields]

Greg
1st I replaced my S-Meter lamps with multi-lamp led modules
2nd most like likely is matter of removing the cover a re-seating the connectors on the display board

Tony (KA8UGB)


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Today's Topics:

   1. Missing display digits Omni VI+ (Greg S)
   2. Re: Missing display digits Omni VI+ (Dukes HiFi)
   3. Re: Missing display digits Omni VI+ (Ralph Matheny)


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Message: 1
Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2018 21:57:28 +0000 (UTC)
From: Greg S <oldlongbeard at yahoo.com>
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Subject: [TenTec] Missing display digits Omni VI+
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Group-
Having recently sold my Omni VI+ to a nice fellow out east, when it arrived (Carefully padded, and double boxed), the S-meter bulb doesn't work and several segments of the digital frequency readout do not work. The other segments appear bright in the photo he emailed me. I guess I packed it to survive a kick off a 4' high lift-gate, and the gorillas kicked this one off a 5' high gate. UGGGH! Is there any particular  (Easy to get to) connector this fellow can try to "wriggle", to see if the solution to the partial readout can be easily had? He's willing to replace the bulb for the meter...... He's on Cape Cod, if anyone is interested in being a hero to both of us ;-).
Thanks in advance for any tips-
Greg, KC8HXO


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Message: 2
Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2018 16:02:45 -0600
From: Dukes HiFi <dukeshifi at comcast.net>
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Subject: Re: [TenTec] Missing display digits Omni VI+
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I have an Omni 6 display board, known good.

$50.

Gary

> On Jan 11, 2018, at 3:57 PM, Greg S via TenTec <tentec at contesting.com> wrote:
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> Group-
> Having recently sold my Omni VI+ to a nice fellow out east, when it arrived (Carefully padded, and double boxed), the S-meter bulb doesn't work and several segments of the digital frequency readout do not work. The other segments appear bright in the photo he emailed me. I guess I packed it to survive a kick off a 4' high lift-gate, and the gorillas kicked this one off a 5' high gate. UGGGH! Is there any particular  (Easy to get to) connector this fellow can try to "wriggle", to see if the solution to the partial readout can be easily had? He's willing to replace the bulb for the meter...... He's on Cape Cod, if anyone is interested in being a hero to both of us ;-).
> Thanks in advance for any tips-
> Greg, KC8HXO
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Message: 3
Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2018 22:21:15 +0000
From: Ralph Matheny <mathenyr at marietta.edu>
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Subject: Re: [TenTec] Missing display digits Omni VI+
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If it's the same board as the Omni V, there are soldered wires passing

from one side of the display board to the other, some under socketed chips.

Those wires must have been floor sweepings; they have corroded in

my O-5 a time or two.  Heat them with a small soldering iron or replace

them with copper....and you will be in business!


You will have to study the thing carefully to find the pass-thrus, but it

is an easy fix if you are careful.


The Omni-V and Omni-VI are great radios!


de K8RYU



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Subject: Re: [TenTec] Missing display digits Omni VI+

I have an Omni 6 display board, known good.

$50.

Gary

> On Jan 11, 2018, at 3:57 PM, Greg S via TenTec <tentec at contesting.com> wrote:
>
> Group-
> Having recently sold my Omni VI+ to a nice fellow out east, when it arrived (Carefully padded, and double boxed), the S-meter bulb doesn't work and several segments of the digital frequency readout do not work. The other segments appear bright in the photo he emailed me. I guess I packed it to survive a kick off a 4' high lift-gate, and the gorillas kicked this one off a 5' high gate. UGGGH! Is there any particular  (Easy to get to) connector this fellow can try to "wriggle", to see if the solution to the partial readout can be easily had? He's willing to replace the bulb for the meter...... He's on Cape Cod, if anyone is interested in being a hero to both of us ;-).
> Thanks in advance for any tips-
> Greg, KC8HXO
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