Howard,
I will from now forward, check with you before I attempt anything 
stupid; you are always there to remind me of the moon!!!  And John 
and I still laugh about the Sunday afternoon, under the full moon 
when we were really stupid!!
PatAt 04:49 PM 12/29/2012, you wrote:
>Pat,
>
>Since both of you couldn't have been that -------, well you fill in the
>blank, must have been that darned full moon again!
>
>Howard #3
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Pat Byrne" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Saturday, December 29, 2012 3:59 PM
>Subject: Re: Possible dead voice guide chip in Kenwood rig.
>
>
> > Be careful of subbing parts Jim!!  Years ago a friend and I who were
> > in to old A M gear found a problem in a Johnson viking Valliant of
> > mine.  Involved the low voltage rectifier tube.  It had taken out a
> > cap. or resistor, I forget which.  So for some reason, I think to
> > verify that the tube was defective, we plugged it in to my Johnson
> > Ranger.  It was defective and took out the same part in the
> > Ranger.  Afterward we decided, that we weere both reasonable smart
> > and competent and why in hell had we done such a stupid thing!!  Made
> > us laugh a lot and think very hard about verifying our theories
> > everafter!!
> > Pat, K9JAUAt 12:07 PM 12/29/2012, you wrote:
> >>Hi Steve, well I found out the local HRO has 3 SVG-1 chips so I
> >>could either get the y l to take me there with the rig and try
> >>it, or get them to mail me one and pay for chipping.  But if I
> >>take the rig there and find out the new chip doesn't work then I
> >>could have them send the rig to Kenwood, maybe.  Anyway it's a
> >>serious drag either way you slice it.  No, I don't intend to take
> >>the one out of the 480 just to test my theory.  One other idea
> >>would be to find a local ham with the same TMV71A rig and
> >>pursuade them to let me try it in their rig, but no, I would
> >>still have to end up dealing with HRO one way or another.  Well,
> >>thanks for listening, Jim WA6EKS
> >>
> >>  ----- Original Message -----
> >>From: Steve Dresser <[log in to unmask]
> >>To: [log in to unmask]
> >>Date sent: Sat, 29 Dec 2012 12:56:45 -0500
> >>Subject: Re: Possible dead voice guide chip in Kenwood rig.
> >>
> >>Jim,
> >>
> >>I wouldn't mess with the 480, especially if it works.  It's
> >>possible that
> >>the chip is fine, and the problem is on the motherboard.  I think
> >>you may
> >>have to send the radio in to get to the bottom of this.
> >>
> >>Happy New Year.
> >>
> >>Steve
> >>
> >>----- Original Message -----
> >>From: "Jim Gammon" <[log in to unmask]
> >>To: <[log in to unmask]
> >>Sent: Saturday, December 29, 2012 12:38
> >>Subject: Re: Possible dead voice guide chip in Kenwood rig.
> >>
> >>
> >>  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