Ok, my RISING developed this issue a while back.
What happens is when pressure is applied to the Tape Selector switch the entire sound
can cut in an out. To get it back, it needs to be held with pressure to the sides of the toggle
or if it drops out completely it needs to be put in Radio mode and moved around a bit until the
sound comes back, then putting her back on to Tape gets the sound going. Until the box is moved
the wrong way again, then off it goes.
I've had her apart and took the pcb frame off the back casing and cleaned the switch very well with
deoxit in every conceivable angle and flipped it back and forth many, many times. I can't see any
dry joins on the back of the board or anywhere else visible. The switch looks like it does a lot
more than it seems on the surface from the size and complexity of it, but I'm not confident enough to
remove it and possibly bugger it up further.
Any ideas? Or if it needs to be replaced, anyone have one to sell me? I realllly love this radio and dearly
want to carry her to work and use her as intended.. but this issue isn't making that easy.
Also, if anyone has parts, I'm after a cassette deck key lever, the long metal piece that the buttons slide onto.
The Record one on mine snapped off to further make life difficult.
Thanks for reading, brothers.
Rock On.
What happens is when pressure is applied to the Tape Selector switch the entire sound
can cut in an out. To get it back, it needs to be held with pressure to the sides of the toggle
or if it drops out completely it needs to be put in Radio mode and moved around a bit until the
sound comes back, then putting her back on to Tape gets the sound going. Until the box is moved
the wrong way again, then off it goes.
I've had her apart and took the pcb frame off the back casing and cleaned the switch very well with
deoxit in every conceivable angle and flipped it back and forth many, many times. I can't see any
dry joins on the back of the board or anywhere else visible. The switch looks like it does a lot
more than it seems on the surface from the size and complexity of it, but I'm not confident enough to
remove it and possibly bugger it up further.
Any ideas? Or if it needs to be replaced, anyone have one to sell me? I realllly love this radio and dearly
want to carry her to work and use her as intended.. but this issue isn't making that easy.
Also, if anyone has parts, I'm after a cassette deck key lever, the long metal piece that the buttons slide onto.
The Record one on mine snapped off to further make life difficult.
Thanks for reading, brothers.
Rock On.