On Sat, 7 Jun 2008 06:57:04 -0700 (PDT), RHF
wrote:

On Jun 6, 11:00*pm, Igor wrote:
I've owned a Satellit 800 for about 4 years. I've been using
it a lot lately and have started to notice a very odd, annoying
phenomenon with the tuning knob. Basically, when you turn it in one
direction, the frequency goes in the opposite direction, and it takes
several seconds and several tries to get it to go in the right
direction. Anyone else encounter this?

Apparently I'm not the only person to have experienced this:

http://groups.google.com/group/rec.r...0d1c302f7b3f29

"the most annoying problem being that theres some back-frequency
jumping occasionally when the tuning knob is being turned clockwise"

I can only assume that I went 4 years without noticing this because I
relied more on the slew buttons, keypad, and memories to get around
than on the tuning knob (unless the problem is recent).

Is there a fix?

Igor

IGOR,

Grundig Satellit 800 Radio Tuning Knob
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.r...e60dc45fdb9f14


Some people have recommended mucking about with the knob in various
ways (e.g. spraying lube or contact cleaner in there), but I had a
hunch that the problem had to involve more than that. Your post linked
to above confirms it.

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I'm not there yet, but you've just saved me some leg work for when I
do reach that point. Thanks.

I'd like to hear from more people who have had this problem and have
had it successfully fixed before I contact Eton.