from what I¡¯ve read, the LCD uses LEDs to provide the lighting.
And, there are quite a few of them, like 64 leds¡. the SW8 used a single bright LED with light pipes to the LCD.
I don¡¯t believe, and I haven¡¯t looked, that the R8 uses the glowing electro thingiee (yes, that is a correct technical term!)
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I think you can replace the illuminator in this display. It¡¯s been a while but I recall having done it once.
Gary
W0DVN
On Dec 27, 2024, at 9:05?AM, Mike Bryce via <
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I have a R8 sitting on my desk I got from a local ham. He went through it and replaced several handfuls of capacitors. The encoder was shot so he machined a new coupling to fit an off the shelf new encoder. Radio works great and looks good.
However!!
The LCD is so dim, it¡¯s hard to see it.
Found the usual Google hits about cleaning contacts and so on. Nothing worked
is there a fix for the dim display? (other than a new LCD)
Mike, WB8VGE
SunLight Energy Systems
The Heathkit Shop
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