Repairs
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bonnie28
Repairs
Do we know anyone that does repairs to scanners or 2-ways at all. I have a problem with the sound coming out of my uniden. I have opened it up and pulled the speaker plug in and out, but still the same, I even connected it to the external speaker on the rear of the unit but with no success, still sounds scrambly and distorted. Its not the aerial i have tested that on other devices, It works fine.
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bodyguard
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Re: Repairs
try spraying the volume control with WD40 or something similar, it might have dirty contacts in the pot
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AIRMAN
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Re: Repairs
bodyguard wrote:try spraying the volume control with WD40 or something similar, it might have dirty contacts in the pot
Use sparingly
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lcdtech
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Re: Repairs
The problem with WD40 is it doesn't work real well after a little while and it may not be compatible with some of the plastics used in fine wiper volume pots.
The better option is to use Deoxit Gold (Dam expensive) as it designed for volume controls etc. If you spray any thing else into it, it may work for a while then get noise again or worse jam up. A possible cheaper option is one of the products from ELECTROLUBE® such as EML200F - Contact Cleaner Lubricant Aerosol. And no I don't work for Electrolube.
The better option is to use Deoxit Gold (Dam expensive) as it designed for volume controls etc. If you spray any thing else into it, it may work for a while then get noise again or worse jam up. A possible cheaper option is one of the products from ELECTROLUBE® such as EML200F - Contact Cleaner Lubricant Aerosol. And no I don't work for Electrolube.
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