Re: Re: IC R2 Volume Problems

--- bruce <bbjeep-/[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi Bob
> I am not sure how often the speacker jack was used.
> I have read the 
> scanner and it appears like the person before me
> entered everthing 
> manually. I only have this a few weeks and I am not
> sure of its 
> history. I will get some contact cleaner and try
> that then.
> Also Mark suggested cleaning the touch pads. I will
> try spraying 
> that also.
> Would or could I get into too much trouble taking it
> a part to see 
> if the contacts are bent or if there is dirt behind
> the pads.
> I have contacted an Icom dealer about servicing it,
> and they 
> suggested contacting IcomAmerica 
> Thank you
> Bruce
> 
> 
> 
> 
> --- In [email protected], "Bob Parnass, AJ9S"
> <[email protected]> 
> wrote:
> > On Thursday 01 April 2004 02:46 pm, bruce wrote:
> > > I am in the USA, I purchased an IC R2 from the
> UK
> > > I am losing the volume at times, when I push the
> up and down for 
> the
> > > volume, it doesn't always work. ...
> > 
> > If you have used the earphone/cloning jack often,
> the jack
> > contacts may be intermittant.  A small (very
> small) amount
> > of contact cleaner sprayed in the jack (while the
> batteries are
> > removed) may help.   Otherwise, the jack contacts
> may be
> > bent from use and spray wouldn't help.
> > -- 
> > 
>
=====================================================================
> ====
> > Bob Parnass, AJ9S             GNU/Linux User      
>     
> http://parnass.com
> 
> BRUCE  YOU MIGHT WANT TO CHECK THE SPEAKER WIRES I
ORDERED A R2 AND RECEIVED IT IT SEEMED TO HAVE THE
SAME PROBLEM WHEN YOU USED THE VOLUME CONTROL IT WOULD
CUT OUT.I SENT IT BACK TO AES THEY SENT ME ANOTHER ONE
LOW AND BEHOLD THIS ONE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM I THEN
TOOK IT APART AND SOLDERED A NEW SPEAKER WIRE IN AND
IT HAS WORKED WELL EVER SINCE CHECK IT OUT HOPE IT
WORKS FOR YOU 
> 


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