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Postby paul2508 » Tue Mar 25, 2008 2:21 pm

hey peeps my aerial has stopped working. it seems to be stuck it only moves about an inch up and down.any clues peeps.thanks
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Postby Muad_dib77 » Tue Mar 25, 2008 2:30 pm

If you help it along does it move further? Or does it sound like it stops trying straight away?
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Postby CJ » Tue Mar 25, 2008 3:00 pm

WD40 the hell out of it...

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Postby crayzidane » Tue Mar 25, 2008 3:03 pm

Did you check all the fuses?
Have you replaced the radio recently?
Has the radio cot a constant feed?
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Re: aerial problem

Postby Marie » Tue Mar 25, 2008 4:01 pm

paul2508 wrote:hey peeps my aerial has stopped working. it seems to be stuck it only moves about an inch up and down.any clues peeps.thanks


Aerial? :?
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Re: aerial problem

Postby Muad_dib77 » Tue Mar 25, 2008 4:26 pm

Marie wrote:
paul2508 wrote:hey peeps my aerial has stopped working. it seems to be stuck it only moves about an inch up and down.any clues peeps.thanks


Aerial? :?


They came as an option Marie - so if yours doesn't have one it's perfectly normal..
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Re: aerial problem

Postby Marie » Tue Mar 25, 2008 5:10 pm

Muad_dib77 wrote:
Marie wrote:
paul2508 wrote:hey peeps my aerial has stopped working. it seems to be stuck it only moves about an inch up and down.any clues peeps.thanks


Aerial? :?


They came as an option Marie - so if yours doesn't have one it's perfectly normal..


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Postby paul2508 » Tue Mar 25, 2008 6:58 pm

crayzidane wrote:Did you check all the fuses?
Have you replaced the radio recently?
Has the radio cot a constant feed?
i replaced my radio awhile back and had no problems with it until now. never actually checked the fuse.
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Postby paul2508 » Tue Mar 25, 2008 6:59 pm

CJ wrote:WD40 the hell out of it...

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Re: aerial problem

Postby paul2508 » Tue Mar 25, 2008 8:54 pm

gfalls wrote:
paul2508 wrote:hey peeps my aerial has stopped working. it seems to be stuck it only moves about an inch up and down.any clues peeps.thanks


I usually get the wife to help out when my aerial stops. She manages to get it up to full reception with a bit of manual stimulation. :D
i take it you dont use wd40 so :D
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Re: aerial problem

Postby CJ » Tue Mar 25, 2008 9:00 pm

paul2508 wrote:i take it you dont use wd40 so :D


I'd say gfalls is more of a Vaseline man in fairness, lets just hope his wife doesn't visit the forum :smt079

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Postby Bernard » Tue Mar 25, 2008 9:04 pm

Vaseline is good but there's better available. See below:
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Postby Dragonheart » Tue Mar 25, 2008 11:08 pm

Nah wouldnt be any good for an aerial I'd say.
Think its more for extending other items.
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