Hi Steve, could be a possibility about bent pens, but it has 
worked fine until a few weeks ago when it first went out and I 
fixed it with a reset.  I took a conservative approach when I 
first took the lid off again a couple days ago by just tapping it 
and wiggling it a little.  That seemed to make it come back.  I 
hesitate spraying any kind of contact stuff in the socket.  I 
plan to call HRO Oakland to see if they have any voice chips 
before making the trek over there.  Of course I could take the 
other chip out of my 480 but don't want to tempt fate by doing 
that.  Thanks, and wishing you and yours a very happy and healthy 
new year, Jim WA6EKS

 ----- Original Message -----
From: Steve Dresser <[log in to unmask]
To: [log in to unmask]
Date sent: Sat, 29 Dec 2012 11:46:48 -0500
Subject: Re: Possible dead voice guide chip in Kenwood rig.

Jim,

I've never had any problems with any of my voice chips, but with 
the
exception of the one in my TS2000, I've always had sighted help 
putting them
in.

The chip might be dead, but you might also have bent one or more 
pins when
you reinserted it.  In any event, it sounds like time for your 
friendly HRO
doctor to check it out.

Steve

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Gammon" <[log in to unmask]
To: <[log in to unmask]
Sent: Saturday, December 29, 2012 00:28
Subject: Possible dead voice guide chip in Kenwood rig.


 Hello listers, I am writing regarding my recent intermittent
 TMV-71A speech chip problems, it went out again yesterday.  I
 took off the top and tapped and wiggled the voice guide chip
 whereupon it started talking again.  However, today, it is dead
 again.  This time I turned off the rig and unplugged the chip 
and
 replaced it again.  That didn't fix it.  guess the only way to
 check it out is to take it to my local HRO after finding out 
they
 have a voice chip in stock and trying a new one to see if that
 remedies the problem or if it's in the rig itself.  Has anyone
 else had issues with the voice guide chip going out or being
 intermittent? Jim WA6EKS