PTK Posted September 18, 2016 Report Share Posted September 18, 2016 Anyone know how to remove the gas discharge display on a KX165? The 1 looks like a 7 on one and wanted to clean the contacts hoping it would fix it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry 5TJ Posted September 18, 2016 Report Share Posted September 18, 2016 Remove radio from tray remove 4 small screws, 2 each end pull off plastic bezel, clean it with water or plastic cleaner, not solvent Display is one unit, glass, fragile very gently and evenly pry display away from circuit board note pins sealed into glass display unit are brittle so don't bend them clean pins and sockets on pc board pray the rosary reinsert display unit directly, not rocking or see-sawing it, into place reassemble bezel Best luck! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PTK Posted September 19, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2016 On 9/18/2016 at 3:11 PM, Jerry 5TJ said: Remove radio from tray remove 4 small screws, 2 each end pull off plastic bezel, clean it with water or plastic cleaner, not solvent Display is one unit, glass, fragile very gently and evenly pry display away from circuit board note pins sealed into glass display unit are brittle so don't bend them clean pins and sockets on pc board pray the rosary reinsert display unit directly, not rocking or see-sawing it, into place reassemble bezel Best luck! Thank you Sir! Is the display one piece? Meaning the gas discharge part that contains the digits that light up is integral to the glass face we see on the outside? The whole thing comes off? Is tgere anything between display and circuit board? A seal maybe that can get ripped or damaged? Should I try it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry 5TJ Posted September 20, 2016 Report Share Posted September 20, 2016 It is one piece. You may as well try. Probably the display is failing & there are no new replacement parts available. From time to time you can find good used displays for sale but (1) they are getting rare (2) they are not cheap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PTK Posted September 20, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 20, 2016 2 hours ago, Jerry 5TJ said: It is one piece. You may as well try. Probably the display is failing & there are no new replacement parts available. From time to time you can find good used displays for sale but (1) they are getting rare (2) they are not cheap. I find lenses on ebay. Is the numbers display in the lens or is that a separate part? I'm a little confused. Here's an example. Is this what I need Thanks. http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/251512297205?lpid=82&chn=ps&ul_ref=http%3A%2F%2Frover.ebay.com%2Frover%2F1%2F711-117182-37290-0%2F2%3Fmtid%3D1588%26kwid%3D1%26crlp%3D119331062289_324272%26itemid%3D251512297205%26targetid%3D254284102022%26rpc%3D0.29%26rpc_upld_id%3D79299%26device%3Dm%26mpre%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.ebay.com%252Fulk%252Fitm%252Flike%252F251512297205%253Flpid%253D82%2526chn%253Dps%26adtype%3Dpla%26googleloc%3D9003798%26poi%3D%26campaignid%3D654061812%26adgroupid%3D35787323751%26rlsatarget%3Dpla-254284102022%26gclid%3DCLC0yJb-nM8CFVU6gQodJbkGhg%26srcrot%3D711-117182-37290-0%26rvr_id%3D1096527379542&ul_noapp=true Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LANCECASPER Posted September 20, 2016 Report Share Posted September 20, 2016 The lens is separate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PTK Posted September 20, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 20, 2016 13 hours ago, LANCECASPER said: The lens is separate. Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry 5TJ Posted September 20, 2016 Report Share Posted September 20, 2016 Here is one KX165 display (not lens) listed on eBay. The seller has more than one, and he will do the installation. $695 OBO. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Bendix-King-KX-155-165-Nav-Com-Gas-Display-/142122948864?hash=item2117301900:g:b1kAAOSw4shX4CuK&vxp=mtr\ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PTK Posted September 23, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 23, 2016 On 9/20/2016 at 3:38 PM, Jerry 5TJ said: Here is one KX165 display (not lens) listed on eBay. The seller has more than one, and he will do the installation. $695 OBO. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Bendix-King-KX-155-165-Nav-Com-Gas-Display-/142122948864?hash=item2117301900:g:b1kAAOSw4shX4CuK&vxp=mtr\ Thank you Jerry. I went flying today and was planning afterwards to remove the radio and bring it home to my workbench, aka kitchen table. But much to my pleasant surprise the display was fine! So I'm leaving it alone. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thinwing Posted October 18, 2016 Report Share Posted October 18, 2016 Try contact cleaner if your display is intermittent or varies with humidity...also these displays require a high voltage driver which could be failing... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1964-M20E Posted October 18, 2016 Report Share Posted October 18, 2016 use a little Vaseline on the pins before you insert them back into the radio it will help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kshaw Posted November 2, 2016 Report Share Posted November 2, 2016 At Oshkosh this year, I dropped by the Bendix-King booth and learned that they are selling new fronts for the King 155 and 165 radios. The new fronts include new LCD or LED displays (depending on the model), new knobs, and new plastic covers over the digits. The price seemed reasonable enough for avionics. If you can't find a replacement display, check out this option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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