Ok, John.

Will get some of that Radio Shack contact cleaner, and clean things and work
with those springs.

Will keep you posted.

Best 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ

----- Original Message -----
From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, November 28, 2004 10:01 PM
Subject: Re: problem with loose control head on Kenwood TMV7A


> that's about the time range I noticed the reviews having similar problems
> and I believe it was always the contacts. Good luck, I hope you get it
> figured out.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Tom Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Sunday, November 28, 2004 9:24 PM
> Subject: Re: problem with loose control head on Kenwood TMV7A
>
>
> >    John:
> >
> > Thanks for the thoughts here.
> >
> > Will try cleaning the contacts, and checking out the springs as you
> > suggest.
> >
> > Just for the record, the rig was purchased in 1997, so it is about 7
years
> > old now.  This is the only problem I have had with the rig for all these
> > years, so I guess I can't complain.
> >
> > Will be interested to see what others have to say.
> >
> > Thanks, and best 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > Sent: Sunday, November 28, 2004 9:18 PM
> > Subject: Re: problem with loose control head on Kenwood TMV7A
> >
> >
> >> I don't know how old it is, but I know some of the older ones, if you
> >> look
> >> at the reviews, did something similar to that, try cleaning the
contacts
> >> where the head makes electrical contact with the radio with some
contact
> >> cleaner  of some sort, maybe rubbing alcohol though you'd have to be
> > careful
> >> with that it would work, some of that stuff radio shack sells to spray
in
> >> noisy knobs and stuff,  that would be my first bet, also, the pins are
> >> probably spring loaded where they make contact, either on the head or
on
> > the
> >> radio itself, the pins on the TMG-707A are spring loaded a little, I
know
> >> different radio but the separation kit is the same so that part of the
> > radio
> >> probably is too,try moving them by hand, they might be dirty and
sticking
> > a
> >> little and the movement of just the vibration of the vehicle, not
really
> >> even the bumps though that would be more extreme, but maybe 1 of those
is
> >> just sticking enough that it's not making contact all the time.  That's
> >> my
> >> guess.
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "Tom Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
> >> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> >> Sent: Sunday, November 28, 2004 9:09 PM
> >> Subject: problem with loose control head on Kenwood TMV7A
> >>
> >>
> >> > Hi, all.
> >> >
> >> > I have developed a somewhat interesting problem with my Kenwood TMV7
> >> > A mobile rig.  I actually have had the problem before, but it does
seem
> > to
> >> > get worse in the colder weather.
> >> >
> >> > I have the rig mounted in our vehicle, and just use the control head
on
> >> > the
> >> > front of the radio as is.
> >> >
> >> > The problem is that when we go over a semi-bumpy road, the rig
> >> > automatically
> >> > shifts modes--i.e. it will switch from memory mode to VFO mode, etc.
> > This
> >> > gets real anoying if I'm in the middle of a qso.
> >> >
> >> > Now, the roads I am on aren't really dirt roads out in the middle of
> >> > nowhere--just paved roads that are beginning to suffer from lots of
use
> >> > and
> >> > probably insufficient maintenance.
> >> >
> >> > I think the control head is just somewhat loose, and needs to be
> >> > secured
> >> > better.  I have taken it off, and tried re-attaching it several
times,
> > but
> >> > it doesn't really seem to help.
> >> >
> >> > Any suggestions?
> >> >
> >> > Best 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
> >> >
> >>
> >
>