Riddley
New Member
Hi. I have very modest gifts in the repair department, although I can solder pretty well. My 2230 dial lamps and meter lamp started flickering for a few minutes after each power up. The unit functions normally, otherwise. Then, the meter light started going off for a few minutes at a time.
I just swapped the meter lamp but the flickering still occurs. Nothing else odd in appearance or sound. The old lamp does not look obviously broken.
I dream of finding a great tech to restore the unit (and a beloved 2270) for me, but haven't started looking yet. For now, is there anything obvious/easy to check while the cover is off?
The solder joints across the daisy chain of light bar wires strike me as a bit amateurish -- cold, with some voids here and there. I don't know that I want to put a hot iron around the dial pointer string etc. Not excited about taking the string off etc., though I'm sure there's tutorial help here. I have a bit of klutziness these days, a little arthritis in the hands. Maybe what I really need is a crack restoration specialist, who also happens not to be booked up through Christmas.
I just swapped the meter lamp but the flickering still occurs. Nothing else odd in appearance or sound. The old lamp does not look obviously broken.
I dream of finding a great tech to restore the unit (and a beloved 2270) for me, but haven't started looking yet. For now, is there anything obvious/easy to check while the cover is off?
The solder joints across the daisy chain of light bar wires strike me as a bit amateurish -- cold, with some voids here and there. I don't know that I want to put a hot iron around the dial pointer string etc. Not excited about taking the string off etc., though I'm sure there's tutorial help here. I have a bit of klutziness these days, a little arthritis in the hands. Maybe what I really need is a crack restoration specialist, who also happens not to be booked up through Christmas.
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