El Stingy Meterador
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For my edification, does this thing have both the big Galaxy meters AND the S/RF meter on the green display? Is the "meter" on the green display working?
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Quick check-up:
1. Make sure the needle is not physically being impeded in any way. In other words, it's not scraping the back of the meter, is it?
2. Is this a multi-purpose meter? In other words, does it do SWR/Calibrate, functions, too? If so, make sure the Calibrate switch is in the proper position.
3. Open the radio and make sure the meter is wired correctly. See if there is anything obviously wrong like a wire loose near the meter where it may should be soldered to one of the meter's connectors.
4. Tap top of radio briskly with rubber mallet. (Just kidding)
5. With radio open, tap the back of the meter with something lightweight like an medium size nail. Just enough to jar the innards loose of the meter in question (if they're stuck), but not enough to break the thing.
6. Make sure the light bulb that illuminates the meter isn't pressing or laying up on something that it shouldn't be, either causing interference with the meter's movement - or -- perhaps warping the plastic meter case due to heat of the light bulb.
7. Wire in a similar meter and see if you get similar results.
Good luck.
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