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Broken DIAL control shaft

Chuck Reti All Messages By This Member #19039 A while back I bought a used FT-60R (for a very low price). I'd been looking for one, as its features, especially the AM Air Band, were selling points. Under previous ownership, the radio apparently had been dropped, falling on its upper right corner. The result was that there was a small bend in the shaft of?the DIAL knob, so rotating it around its off-axis also dragged the SQUELCH outer ring along with it. A careful attempt to straighten this very small diameter shaft worked, for a while. However, the weakened shaft finally decided to break off, just below the surface level of the radio. I know that for some functions I can use the up/down arrow keys to emulate the DIAL's 20 positions, but not all. I still have the knob and the detached part of the shaft. Question- is it worth any effort or even possible to consider a repair to make the control shaft usable? Is the switch itself replaceable whether by factory, third-party or DIY? Or, should I just keep the radio as a spare and just look for another FT-60R? Chuck WV8A
Chuck Moore All Messages By This Member #19040 Chuck I suspect if you send it to Yaesu the bill will be more than a new radio. I do not know about independent repair shops. You might scout around for a discard that the owner decided to toss because the cost to repair was to much. I am seeing more of those units (parts cars) recently. It is very frustrating to see a noble rig from 20 years ago tossed because the microcontroller is no longer available and labor cost makes it a throw away item. If you are good working with your hands and have low wattage irons and jeweler's sized tools you can likely replace the control. Make sure you also have a magnifying glass or zoom camera that can be used to visualize the printed circuit boards. I would first see if the replacement part is available and what kind of price tag might be on it.? Sometimes Yaesu has surprized me with the low cost of a part. Other time I required defibrillation. Regards Chuck WD4HXG toggle quoted message Show quoted text On May 11, 2021 at 6:38 AM, "Chuck Reti via groups.io" <wv8a@...> wrote: A while back I bought a used FT-60R (for a very low price). I'd been looking for one, as its features, especially the AM Air Band, were selling points. Under previous ownership, the radio apparently had been dropped, falling on its upper right corner. The result was that there was a small bend in the shaft of?the DIAL knob, so rotating it around its off-axis also dragged the SQUELCH outer ring along with it. A careful attempt to straighten this very small diameter shaft worked, for a while. However, the weakened shaft finally decided to break off, just below the surface level of the radio. I know that for some functions I can use the up/down arrow keys to emulate the DIAL's 20 positions, but not all. I still have the knob and the detached part of the shaft. Question- is it worth any effort or even possible to consider a repair to make the control shaft usable? Is the switch itself replaceable whether by factory, third-party or DIY? Or, should I just keep the radio as a spare and just look for another FT-60R? Chuck WV8A
JARDY DAWSON All Messages By This Member #19041 开云体育 Contact Yaesu repair and parts to ask these questions. Very reasonable prices. ?Www.Yaesu.com.? Jardy Dawson WA7JRD Message sent by....Oh look!! Pretty lights!! toggle quoted message Show quoted text On May 11, 2021, at 03:38, Chuck Reti via groups.io <wv8a@...> wrote: ?A while back I bought a used FT-60R (for a very low price). I'd been looking for one, as its features, especially the AM Air Band, were selling points. Under previous ownership, the radio apparently had been dropped, falling on its upper right corner. The result was that there was a small bend in the shaft of?the DIAL knob, so rotating it around its off-axis also dragged the SQUELCH outer ring along with it. A careful attempt to straighten this very small diameter shaft worked, for a while. However, the weakened shaft finally decided to break off, just below the surface level of the radio. I know that for some functions I can use the up/down arrow keys to emulate the DIAL's 20 positions, but not all. I still have the knob and the detached part of the shaft. Question- is it worth any effort or even possible to consider a repair to make the control shaft usable? Is the switch itself replaceable whether by factory, third-party or DIY? Or, should I just keep the radio as a spare and just look for another FT-60R? Chuck WV8A

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