Re: Won't power up after long idle period
"Bob Parnass, AJ9S" <yahoo2-V4/[email protected]>
| Newsgroups | gmane.recreation.radio.hardware.icomr2 |
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On Thursday 08 April 2004 06:17 am, spart9000 wrote: > My 3 year old R2 got stuck in a drawer for 8 months or so (with > batteries removed). Now it won't power up. Holding the power button > in does nothing (no display, no sound). Voltage looks good across the > batteries while in place in the battery holder (and the terminals > don't look obviously deteriorated). Any clues where to start? > > Thanks, > Geoff... Remove the batteries. Use a clean pencil eraser to clean the battery contacts inside the radio. Make sure the eraser scraps don't stay in the radio. Then, try using a new pair of alkaline batteries. -- ========================================================================= Bob Parnass, AJ9S GNU/Linux User http://parnass.com Post message: [email protected] Subscribe: [email protected] Unsubscribe: [email protected] List owner: [email protected] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/icomr2/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/