12-17-2021, 08:13 PM
Hi Kent
Well... my radio player started coming on at random times of the day, including in the middle of the night, starting a couple of weeks ago. I tracked down the problem to the potentiometer, which no longer had a minimal resistance at the start position, and the resistance was generally wandering at particular dial positions. I got the potentiometer in a box of "starter" components, so I don't think it was a good one! I swapped in a new potentiometer from a batch I bought, and the radio is now working well again. The dial gets turned several times per day, so it does see some action.
Adrian.
Well... my radio player started coming on at random times of the day, including in the middle of the night, starting a couple of weeks ago. I tracked down the problem to the potentiometer, which no longer had a minimal resistance at the start position, and the resistance was generally wandering at particular dial positions. I got the potentiometer in a box of "starter" components, so I don't think it was a good one! I swapped in a new potentiometer from a batch I bought, and the radio is now working well again. The dial gets turned several times per day, so it does see some action.
Adrian.
