Re: Re: VFO potentiometer broke... FOLLOWUP
[email protected] Tue, 31 May 2011 18:03:31 -0500
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--xY2HYacnoDsJHhmoYXhY1vlYZK9LlegttC0wHRy Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Excellent report, congrats on having a renewed VR-500. That reminds=20=20 me, I need to re-contact Yaesu about the case parts I want. No reply=20=20 to my first message to them. Chuck Quoting nevidljivi <[email protected]>: > > > Hi all... > >> I've bent VFO shaft much like it was discussed on: >> >> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/VR-500/message/2185 >> >> Since I'm in Croatia, I'm kind of lost what to do next. I presume = =20 >> the easiest would be to fix it myself, but what are the properties = =20 >> of that double potentiometer? >> >> Does anyone know part number for it? >> >> I've tried contacting Yaesu.co.uk service through web-form, but a = =20 >> week passed and I've heard no reply from them... Should I contact = =20 >> .us or .jp instead? > > Thanks to people on this list I've recontacted Yaesu EU and gave=20=20=20 > them exact Yaesu part number: S81000784, they were extremely helpful=20=20 > and in turn I bought 2 of them (just in case) which was cheap (~16 = =20 > GBP with shipping). > > Changing the encoder was quite harder then I expected, even while=20=20=20 > following that PDF, so I bailed out and gave it to more savvy friend=20=20 > to do it. He managed to change the encoder and I have working=20=20 > VR-500 again! :o) > > A few notes on that PDF: > It's not 100% accurate, but helpful anyway. > The screws are extremely tight and their heads extremely soft, so=20=20 > be careful not to ruin their heads with inappropriate tool. > You can remove LCD screen quite away from the encoder thus saving=20=20 > it from the heat while (un)soldering. > And last, between 6 soldering contacts of encoder there is a tiny=20=20 > SMD resistor, so you have to be extremely careful. > > Thank you all for help, > N:: > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program. --xY2HYacnoDsJHhmoYXhY1vlYZK9LlegttC0wHRy Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/strict.dtd"> <html> <head> </head> <body style="background-color: #fff;"> <span style="display:none"> </span> <!--~-|**|PrettyHtmlStartT|**|-~--> <div id="ygrp-mlmsg" style="position:relative;"> <div id="ygrp-msg" style="z-index: 1;"> <!--~-|**|PrettyHtmlEndT|**|-~--> <div id="ygrp-text" > <p>Excellent report, congrats on having a renewed VR-500. That reminds <br> me, I need to re-contact Yaesu about the case parts I want. No reply <br> to my first message to them.<br> <br> Chuck<br> <br> Quoting nevidljivi <<a href="mailto:invisible%40hidden-city.net">[email protected]</a>>:<br> <br> ><br> ><br> > Hi all...<br> ><br> >> I've bent VFO shaft much like it was discussed on:<br> >><br> >> <a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/VR-500/message/2185">http://groups.yahoo.com/group/VR-500/message/2185</a><br> >><br> >> Since I'm in Croatia, I'm kind of lost what to do next. I presume <br> >> the easiest would be to fix it myself, but what are the properties <br> >> of that double potentiometer?<br> >><br> >> Does anyone know part number for it?<br> >><br> >> I've tried contacting Yaesu.co.uk service through web-form, but a <br> >> week passed and I've heard no reply from them... Should I contact <br> >> .us or .jp instead?<br> ><br> > Thanks to people on this list I've recontacted Yaesu EU and gave <br> > them exact Yaesu part number: S81000784, they were extremely helpful <br> > and in turn I bought 2 of them (just in case) which was cheap (~16 <br> > GBP with shipping).<br> ><br> > Changing the encoder was quite harder then I expected, even while <br> > following that PDF, so I bailed out and gave it to more savvy friend <br> > to do it. He managed to change the encoder and I have working <br> > VR-500 again! :o)<br> ><br> > A few notes on that PDF:<br> > It's not 100% accurate, but helpful anyway.<br> > The screws are extremely tight and their heads extremely soft, so <br> > be careful not to ruin their heads with inappropriate tool.<br> > You can remove LCD screen quite away from the encoder thus saving <br> > it from the heat while (un)soldering.<br> > And last, between 6 soldering contacts of encoder there is a tiny <br> > SMD resistor, so you have to be extremely careful.<br> ><br> > Thank you all for help,<br> > N::<br> ><br> ><br> <br> ----------------------------------------------------------<br> This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program.<br> <br> </p> </div> <!--~-|**|PrettyHtmlStart|**|-~--> <div style="color: #fff; height: 0;">__._,_.___</div> <div id="ygrp-actbar" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 10px; white-space: nowrap; color: #666; padding-top: 15px;"> <div> <a href="mailto:[email protected]?subject=Re%3A%20%5BVR-500%5D%20Re%3A%20VFO%20potentiometer%20broke%2E%2E%2E%20FOLLOWUP" style="margin-right: 0; padding-right: 0;"> Reply to <span style="font-weight: 700;">sender</span></a> | <a href="mailto:[email protected]?subject=Re%3A%20%5BVR-500%5D%20Re%3A%20VFO%20potentiometer%20broke%2E%2E%2E%20FOLLOWUP"> Reply to <span style="font-weight: 700;">group</span></a> | <a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/VR-500/post;_ylc=X3oDMTJvYWR0YTFzBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzE3Mjk4NwRncnBzcElkAzE3MDUwNjMxMDgEbXNnSWQDMzY1OARzZWMDZnRyBHNsawNycGx5BHN0aW1lAzEzMDY4ODMxOTk-?act=reply&messageNum=3658">Reply <span style="font-weight: 700;">via web post</span></a> | <a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/VR-500/post;_ylc=X3oDMTJkcG4wdXU1BF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzE3Mjk4NwRncnBzcElkAzE3MDUwNjMxMDgEc2VjA2Z0cgRzbGsDbnRwYwRzdGltZQMxMzA2ODgzMTk5" style="font-weight: 700;">Start a New Topic</a> </div> <a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/VR-500/message/3644;_ylc=X3oDMTMzcmhiMTJtBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzE3Mjk4NwRncnBzcElkAzE3MDUwNjMxMDgEbXNnSWQDMzY1OARzZWMDZnRyBHNsawN2dHBjBHN0aW1lAzEzMDY4ODMxOTkEdHBjSWQDMzY0NA--">Messages in this topic</a> (<span style="font-weight: 700;">6</span>) </div> <!------- Start Nav Bar ------> <!-- |**|begin egp html banner|**| --> <div id="ygrp-vital" style="background-color: #e0ecee; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 10px;"> <span id="vithd" style="font-weight: bold; color: #333; text-transform: uppercase; ">Recent Activity:</span> <ul style="list-style-type: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; display: inline;"> <li style="border-right: 1px solid #000; font-weight: 700; display: inline; padding: 0 5px; margin-left: 0;"> <span class="cat"><a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/VR-500/members;_ylc=X3oDMTJlZmE3cW5nBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzE3Mjk4NwRncnBzcElkAzE3MDUwNjMxMDgEc2VjA3Z0bARzbGsDdm1icnMEc3RpbWUDMTMwNjg4MzE5OQ--?o=6" style="text-decoration: none;">New Members</a></span> <span class="ct" style="color: #ff7900;">1</span> </li> </ul> <div style="clear: both; padding-top: 2px; color: #1e66ae;"> <a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/VR-500;_ylc=X3oDMTJkbW1obm0zBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzE3Mjk4NwRncnBzcElkAzE3MDUwNjMxMDgEc2VjA3Z0bARzbGsDdmdocARzdGltZQMxMzA2ODgzMTk5" style="text-decoration: none;">Visit Your Group</a> </div> </div> <div id="ygrp-grfd" style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12px; padding: 15px 0;"> <!-- |**|begin egp html banner|**| --> Post message: [email protected] <BR> Subscribe: [email protected] <BR> Unsubscribe: [email protected] <BR> List owner: [email protected] <BR> <BR> <BR> <BR> <BR> <BR> Ejoy the list!! <!-- |**|end egp html banner|**| --> </div> <div id="ft" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11px; margin-top: 5px; padding: 0 2px 0 0; clear: both;"> <a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/;_ylc=X3oDMTJjbmNmdDcyBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzE3Mjk4NwRncnBzcElkAzE3MDUwNjMxMDgEc2VjA2Z0cgRzbGsDZ2ZwBHN0aW1lAzEzMDY4ODMxOTk-" style="float: left;"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/yg/logo/us.gif" height="15" width="137" alt="Yahoo! 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