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Old 14th May 2018, 10:18 am   #1
lawrence
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Default Long wave gone quiet on Hacker RP38A

FM,MED wave sound great very loud.Long wave has gone quite on me.
Full volume kicks in(for a split second) as I change/press from the other other frequencies.
I was just about to sell it as well....typical.Thks in advance.Rgds Lawrence
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Old 14th May 2018, 10:34 am   #2
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Default Re: Long wave gone quite on Hacker RP38A

Maybe a squirt of switch cleaner would fix it?

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Old 14th May 2018, 11:11 am   #3
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Thks for that Peter
I have tried that.But now I know it could help.I will keep at it.
Wheres the best place to squirt? Lawrence
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Old 14th May 2018, 11:20 am   #4
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Default Re: Long wave gone quite on Hacker RP38A

Hi Lawrence,

There's a photo here:
http://crawlsbackward.blogspot.co.uk...storation.html

that shows a red tube pointed at the correct areas.

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