I've added a couple of more photos. The center pin is most assuredly there. I
wanted the juxtaposition to show the difference in metallurgy between the cable
connector and the socket, and demonstrate that the photo color balance wasn't
"coloring" (sorry) the issue. The other photo show the mother board and
although it is more difficult to see the connectors in the photo, to the eye,
the difference between the XREF board connectors and the ones on the motherboard
of obvious.
Replacing the cables wouldn't hurt, however, IMHO it's the XREF board that
really needs replacing. All of these connectors reside in the same
air-conditioned, non-humidified environment. The day I wrote my original
(unanswered email) the RH in Tucson was 6%.
The only time this radio has been out of this environment is when it spent two
months at Aptos getting birth defects fixed.
Wes N7WS
On 2/24/2014 10:21 AM, Rick WA6NHC wrote:
While the picture is nice and sharp, even when zooming in it is not clear
about the center pin existence because of the angle of the shot. The pin
would just happen to line up with the slot on the other side of the connector,
not enough contrast or color variation to see it clearly.
However, what IS clear is the level of corrosion. /That /should be of interest
to the support team. It appears that a temporary solution is to clean the
metals, very carefully, until a new cable arrives (twist in place?). But it
won't be a permanent solution since the board connector is also corroded.
Unless exposed to a long term harsh environment (high humidity sea air) it is
rather surprising. You might want to check other TMP connectors to see if
they're in the same or similar condition.
If the others are not in the same shape, it's possible you have a bad
connector, but to also have a bad plug at the same location would defy most odds.
Please keep us informed.
73.
Rick wa6nhc
On 2/24/2014 9:08 AM, Matt Zilmer wrote:
Hi Wes,
These are very well resolved photos. From what I can see, there's no
center pin on the top TMP plug - but this may be an illusion. If it
were true, you'd have more problems than a birdie.
If I were you'd I'd request a new TMP cable and see how that works to
fix the birdie problem. Contact [email protected] and see what
they can do to assist.
73,
matt W6NIA
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