[TenTec] Orion 2 Screen Issue

[Greg S]

Glad she’s percolating down under, Barry! No screens available...maybe you can live with the dead pixels?
Vy best,
Greg in West Mitten, USA
KC8HXO 

Sent from my Linux device

> On Jun 13, 2020, at 06:47, Barry Simpson <vk2bj at optusnet.com.au> wrote:
> 
> Following on from my two previous posts, I had been experiencing the start
> up issues for a few days and was going to get on with the A9 recap very
> soon.
> 
> However, when the rig was booting up this morning, I caught a glimpse of a
> small flash from the screen area. When it all settled down, I saw that the
> screen has suffered two noticeable damage marks in between and level with
> the top of the first two digits of the sub display.
> 
> They look like burn/short circuit marks and I wonder of that was what
> caused the failure of one of the 22 ohm resistors in A9 - or vice versa.
> 
> Is there any source for replacement screens or do I just have to live with
> it and hope that it doesn't get worse ?
> 
> Barry  VK2BJ
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