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I guess my question Ron is how much dis-assembly is needed. Since the wires on the switch are short, it seems that you can not move the band switch assembly around too much. It looks to me, that if I removed the station selector switch panel, I can get to the contacts that are closer to the chassis. I may try to disconnect one end of a wire, that is more accessible, and slip some shrink tubing over it. I can certainly understand why people say these are tough radios to restore.