BC780XLT Volume knob

[dward42586]

I just had the volume knob on my 780XLT crumble to pieces.

I don't suppose there are replacements for it.

I've looked in all the obvious sites with no luck. Any help always appreciated.

NB5B

 

[gewecke]

I have heard SOOOO many people wig about the volume knob breaking on their 780xlt, so I 'm lost as to why or how it happens? There used to be a part # that was posted on here to replace it, but that was several years ago.
I've had my 780 since 2008 and have never had the knob or anything else fail on it.

73,
n9zas

 

[kennyblues]

I have two 780's and the knob split and half on both. A bit of gorilla glue and a bit of tape they've been fine since.

 

[Skypilot007]

One of mine broke in half last week so it was easy to glue back together. I suppose if it crumbles into pieces it would be harder to glue together. I hope you can find one somewhere.

 

[gewecke]

Here's a link I found for the volume knob part #

We are here to discuss the Uniden BC780XLT

73,
n9zas

 

[kruser]

Same thing here. Went to work one day and when I came home I went to turn the 780 on and no knob. I scratched my head as I knew it was there when I shut it off before leaving for work. I found it under the radio in two equal halves.

I used a loctite commercial type super glue and also wrapped a few turns of some stainless wire around it that I twisted really tight and let it sit for a few hours.

That was maybe two years ago and it is still holding together to this day. I really expected it to pop apart again when I removed the wire clamp but it has held.

The plastic in the knobs must expand with age or something and pressure builds until they give.

 

[Violation]

These do show up on ebay now and then. I bought mine used, and the knob was missing. (this was part of the deal). I don't know if Uniden keeps them yet or not, or if there is a substitute. The person I bought mine from lived in California at the time sold them to me for $7.95 plus $2.00 postage. Been OK since then......PW

 

[DaveIN]

I got my replacement via the link in this thread: http://forums.radioreference.com/uniden-scanners/139850-finding-scanner-parts.html

 

[eorange]

That never happened to my BC780, but it's interesting how many knobs have split in half because the same thing happened to my VR-500 detente knob. Fixed it with epoxy that was specifically for polypropelene plastics.

 

[haleve]

Uniden BC780XLT Volume knob

Home Page

 

[dward42586]

BC 780XLT Volume knob

Uniden no longer repairs or stocks replacement parts for this unit.

Reminds me of Yaesu.

I have found a knob from an individual.

Thanks for your responses.

Dave NB5B

 

[JoeyC]

Here are the volume and squelch knobs which fit the 780, 785 and 796. The volume knob does appear to be out of stock at this time.

Volume On/Off Knob for BC796D - Accessories at Uniden

Squelch Knob For BC7880XLT, BC796D - Accessories at Uniden

Can't find the VFO knob, which is the one that broke on me a couple years ago. At the time, I was able to find the replacement.

 

[KC9NSA]

I had same thing happen this morning. I went to turn on the radio, barley touching the knob and it split in two. I'm trying to find a new volume on/off button.

 

[w4rtt]

Give this a try.

SCANNER