Wait until you are going away for a while and send it in then.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "tom behler" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, April 25, 2011 5:53 PM
Subject: Re: Question on LDG TW1 volume control


>    Steve:
>
> Well, I wrote to LDG about the problem, and they say that the pot needs to
> be replaced.  Interestingly, they said they would do it at no cost to me,
> other than shipping.  The turn-around time would be about 3 weeks.
>
> The problem is that I'm now so dependent on the TW1 for tuning my rig when
> using the amplifier, that I really hate to send it in.
>
> The thing still works. ... It's just that I have to fiddle with the volume
> control sometimes when it cuts out.
>
> If you or anyone else has other suggestions as to what I might try, I'd be
> very interested to hear them.
>
> 73 from Tom Behler:  KB8TYJ
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Steve Dresser" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Monday, April 25, 2011 9:57 AM
> Subject: Re: Question on LDG TW1 volume control
>
>
> Tom,
>
> You won't be able to fix that control with canned air because you need
> something that removes stuff that's attached to the contacts.  Pressurized
> air is good for blowing out loose dust, but that's not what happens inside
> volume controls.  The contact cleaner from RS is better than nothing, but
> it's not as good as some that I used to be able to get, but which is
> unfortunately no longer made.  I'm just catching up0 on email, so I 
> haven't
> read the rest of this thread to see if anyone else knows of something 
> better
> than what's available from the shack.
>
> Steve
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "tom behler" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Saturday, April 23, 2011 08:20
> Subject: Question on LDG TW1 volume control
>
>
>> Hi, folks.
>>
>> Ok, don't worry, Murphy has not re-visited me, and things are still
>> running
>> fine here.
>>
>> However, I have noticed a recurrence of a very minor problem with my LDG
>> TW1
>> talking watt meter.
>>
>> Specifically, the volume control once again seems a bit flaky.  In other
>> words, as I move it up and down, it cuts out on occasion, and may even do
>> it
>> sometimes in the middle of a power or SWR reading, making it necessary 
>> for
>> me to re-adjust the control. ... When the problem first occurred, I used
>> some canned air on the volume control, and it seemed to have cleared up
>> the
>> problem temporarily.
>>
>> I guess what I'm asking is has anyone else had this problem, and how did
>> you
>> fix it?
>>
>> I know that Radio Shack sells a can of some sort of contact cleaner, but
>> don't know if it's any good.
>>
>> Thanks for any thoughts or suggestions, and I look forward to seeing many
>> folks on the round table later this afternoon.
>>
>> I'll be on or near 7.185 MHZ at 4 p.m. Eastern, 2100 Z.
>>
>> 73 from Tom Behler:  KB8TYJ
>>