ERTAINLY DON'T SPRAY ANYTHING INTO THE SOCKET!!!!!!
As it started as an intermittent fault, sounds like a mechanical issue
rather than an electronic one.
One for the rig doctor I suspect!
73
ATB
David W Wood
-----Original Message-----
From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
On Behalf Of Jim Gammon
Sent: Saturday, December 29, 2012 5:38 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
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
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