RE: IML: 60 radio gremlins

["Ken Lang" <ken@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Clay,

 

When you adjust the radio volume normally, is there a static like crackling noise as you move the volume control?  If so it just means the volume potentiometer (pot) is dirty.  A good blast of contact cleaner will usually clear this up.  The problem is getting the contact cleaner into the pot.  After removing the knobs from the shaft you might be successful spraying along the edge of the shaft and hopefully get enough into the pot to clear up the problem.  Otherwise you will need to remove the radio to gain better access to clean it.

 

Ken

 

67 Crown Imperial

69 Satellite

63 Power Wagon

01 Durango

01 300 M

04 Ram 2500

 

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From: mailing-list-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:mailing-list-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of imperialman
Sent: Saturday, June 11, 2005 7:17 AM
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Subject: IML: 60 radio gremlins

 

Greetings everyone.

 

My 60 Custom's otherwise great sounding radio has developed a problem.

 Every so often the volume  will start to fade on its own until I reach up and touch the on-off volume knob.

 Then the volume will most always come back to normal .

 Sometimes I have to do this three or four times before the volume will stay . 

 Could it be an antenna problem?

 Its hard to listen to Minnesota Twins baseball in glorious AM with fluctuating volume!

                     

                          Clay Smith
                          60 Custom (concert hall sound with front and rear speakers)
                          67 Crown Coupe( also has AM radio with front and rear speakers)