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Robert C <[log in to unmask]>
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Sun, 5 Aug 2012 19:04:41 -0700
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	Tom, when I was troubeshooting my 480, I also had trouble getting that 
connector out. Finally just squeezed on that tab (John had the right 
term there) and out it came.

Quote of the nanosecond...
Promise me you'll always remember: You're braver than you believe, and 
stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.
  --Christopher Robin to Pooh
Robert & Dreamer Doll  ke7nwn
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On 8/5/2012 5:45 PM, Tom Behler wrote:
>     Robert:
>
> I know the tab you are speaking of, but when it is engaged in the connector
> housing on the radio, it seems very difficult to depress.  Again, though, I
> have found a similar problem with the TS480 and TS590, so maybe it's just
> the nature of the beast.
>
> 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Robert C" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Sunday, August 05, 2012 7:12 PM
> Subject: Re: Need Tips for easily removing DC power cord connection on
> back-up Kenwood TS570 rig
>
>
>> Tom,
>> The braille eraser may work. But find the side of the connector that
>> has a tab. Down near its bottom, where it meets the connector on the
>> rig, push in and pull out.
>>
>> Quote of the nanosecond...
>> Women are like cell phones. They like to be held and talked to, but push
>> the wrong button, and you'll be disconnected.
>> Robert & Dreamer Doll  ke7nwn
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>> http://webpages.charter.net/dog_guide/
>>
>> On 8/5/2012 3:51 PM, Tom Behler wrote:
>>> Hi, again, everyone.
>>>
>>> I was doing some testing of the Kenwood TS570 that I bought earlier this
>>> summer as a back-up to my TS590, and I am finding that it is extremely
>>> difficult to remove the DC power connector from the back of that rig.
>>> Actually, I have found the same problem with my TS590, and the TS480 out
>>> at
>>> the RV.
>>>
>>> Does anyone have any suggestions for removing the DC power connector
>>> easily?
>>> I know there is a small clip on the top of the connector that fits into
>>> the
>>> housing, but I am having trouble figureing out how to consistently
>>> disengage
>>> it.  I just don't want to damage anything.
>>>
>>> 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>>>
>>>
>>
>
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