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Teckybloke · 5th Jul 2019, 11:41 pm

I too am trying to restore an Air 7 to normal service again. With zero volume and weird operation of the squelch pot I decided to pull the radio apart and get to the pots to repair them.
So far I have just taken the volume pot apart. It sort of exploded on me, I have reconstructed it apart from the wiper as I have no idea how it should be orientated within the pot. I've never seen the internals of one of these before.

Any help such a photos of how the wiper locates would be most welcome. They sure are fiddly. It would help if I could get the circlip off the end of the rod but I haven't found a way of doing that as it's so small and very tight.

I'm dreading doing the squelch pot as that is most probably much more complicated.

If anyone could assist I would be most grateful.

Cheers, Andy.

5th Jul 2019, 11:41 pm	#10
Teckybloke Diode Join Date: Jul 2019 Location: St. Brelade, Jersey, UK. Posts: 2	Re: "Sony Air 7" squelch replacement I too am trying to restore an Air 7 to normal service again. With zero volume and weird operation of the squelch pot I decided to pull the radio apart and get to the pots to repair them. So far I have just taken the volume pot apart. It sort of exploded on me, I have reconstructed it apart from the wiper as I have no idea how it should be orientated within the pot. I've never seen the internals of one of these before. Any help such a photos of how the wiper locates would be most welcome. They sure are fiddly. It would help if I could get the circlip off the end of the rod but I haven't found a way of doing that as it's so small and very tight. I'm dreading doing the squelch pot as that is most probably much more complicated. If anyone could assist I would be most grateful. Cheers, Andy.