Well, the thing about cold storage was just a theory anyway. ... (grin)
73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, April 28, 2009 8:06 AM
Subject: Re: what to do about sticky buttons on a spare TMV7A mic
I don't know, mine was in an always very warm room.
----- Original Message -----
From: "T Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, April 28, 2009 7:00 AM
Subject: Re: what to do about sticky buttons on a spare TMV7A mic
> Well, John, I wonder if storing it in the cold temperatures out in the
> RV all winter was to blame?
>
> I worked a little bit with some canned air last night, and it seems a bit
> better, but still, I'm not going to include that mic in the TMV7A I'm
> selling. ... I have another spare one around here that doesn't have the
> sticky keys problem, so will put that one in with the rig for sale.
>
> Will see what others have to say who may have had this problem.
>
> 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Monday, April 27, 2009 8:32 PM
> Subject: Re: what to do about sticky buttons on a spare TMV7A mic
>
>
> That's a very well known problem, there's nothing you can do about it I'm
> sorry to say. Mine believe it or not went over night, no reason at all it
> worked one day, the next day I had to push real hard. I know a lot of
> people
> who've had that problem and it does sometimes come up on you fast like
> that.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "T Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Monday, April 27, 2009 8:15 PM
> Subject: Re: what to do about sticky buttons on a spare TMV7A mic
>
>
>> John:
>>
>> The buttons do work, but you have to push them real hard to get them to
>> engage.
>>
>> I didn't have the problem with them up until now, and I think it has
>> something to do with being in cold storage in the RV all winter.
>>
>> Fortunately, I have another mic I can put with the rig that's being sold,
>> and that mic doesn't have this problem.
>>
>> Yet, I still want a usable mic for the one remaining TMV7A in the home
>> shack
>> that I still have and plan to use occasionally.
>>
>> 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Monday, April 27, 2009 7:55 PM
>> Subject: Re: what to do about sticky buttons on a spare TMV7A mic
>>
>>
>> Are they actually sticky or just not working? Those mics were known for
>> after a while the buttons not working and you had to push on them very
>> hard
>> to make them work. In fact it's the same mic as the TM-G707A and mine is
>> very bad for that as I recall though I never used the DTMF pad anyway
>> other
>> than for direct frequency entry though the last few months I used that
>> radio, I didn't even do that anymore because it was too much work.
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "T Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Monday, April 27, 2009 7:10 PM
>> Subject: Re: what to do about sticky buttons on a spare TMV7A mic
>>
>>
>>> Will do, Richard.
>>>
>>> 73 de KB8TYJ
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Richard Scott" <[log in to unmask]>
>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>> Sent: Monday, April 27, 2009 8:01 AM
>>> Subject: Re: what to do about sticky buttons on a spare TMV7A mic
>>>
>>>
>>> Try some compressed air.
>>>
>>> KF5UB Richard
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