[TenTec] Orion display

[Steven Kline]

Thanks Byron.  Not sure web site will pass picture content.   If not here is my email address, and would appreciate few.  I’ve got to go thru same on my 565.   I was actually reading your earlier post and thinking how lucky I’ve been with mine (I’m original owner).  Went up the next day and there was line across screen and then it went blank.  I’m going to check out power board and various voltages but am preparing for worse.

My email: skline4 at verizon.net <mailto:skline4 at verizon.net>

Thanks & 73 
Steve - W5JK

> On Jul 21, 2019, at 11:46 AM, Byron Cordes <byroncordes at icloud.com> wrote:
> 
> No but I can I’m adding a PTT to the spare RCA jack in the back and adding a fan to speaker position.
>  Have taking apart and put back together so many times  it’s easy now. 
> Oh number 6 -32 screws 3/4 inch long work great to hold display ,just thread them into board. No nuts required! 
> Maybe later to night I can post some pics  not pretty but works . 
> 73s AC9PA Byron
> 
> Sent from my iPad
> 
>> On Jul 21, 2019, at 11:40 AM, Steven Kline via TenTec <tentec at contesting.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Hi Byron,
>> 
>> By any chance did you capture few pictures of process?
>> 
>> Steve - W5JK
>> 
>>> On Jul 21, 2019, at 10:50 AM, Byron Cordes via TenTec <tentec at contesting.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Hello everyone.
>>> My experience with changing Orion display . First off it works!  I took me 3 hours . 27 minutes soldering 14 wires and the rest of time taking apart and putting back together. Measuring for standoffs took the longest time but now I know make them 3/32 to 1/8 inch longer than the stock. I used plastic standoffs from a repeater cabinet for the insulators. I put them up against the stock board post and cut the new standoffs ,worked well.
>>> New display came with ribbon cable tried to cut and separate but no luck there. So removed ribbon cable . Soldered 14 bread board wires about 5 inches long to the display. This was not easy , difficult for even a good tech, just so small . I checked the connections and found pin 5  v+  wasn’t soldered ! Must of flew right by it .hihi 
>>> Bought 90 pcb connector cut to 14 pins ,simple. Soldered 14 wires from display to each pin not to bad . 
>>> Trimmed the 14 stud post off of cpu board so that 90 deg plug mates flat on board. Need all the clearance you can get.
>>> Everything else is just putting back together. You will probably have to adjust contrast control (it’s on bottom of radio) 
>>> Happy with it ? I like the original better but this gets the radio back on air. When I get some more time probably will download N4py software fore the Orion.
>>> Hope this helps if anyone has a bad display. 73s AC9PA Byron
>>> Sent from my iPad
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