[BARC-List] Long time radio storage

[Paul Beltrani]

Given so little to go on, I'd guess that it's less likely to way it was
stored and more so that it's been 10 years.  Anyone who's restored antique
tube gear is familiar with capacitors drying out.   The supports for
speaker cones degrade.  Variable resistors oxidize.  In short, things can
degrade over time.

Start with some basic troubleshooting.  You've noted it powers up.  Can you
get audio out the headphone jack?  Is there an external speaker jack or
some such on the back that's bypassing the audio? Did you bump the standby
switch and put it transmit mode?

I'm not familiar with that specific model but a quick net search turned up
an owners manual which included some schematics.

  -- Paul Beltrani
     KE1MC



On Tue, Sep 1, 2015 at 1:59 PM, KE1LU <ke1lu at myway.com> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> Can storing a radio in it's box for a long time, unused for that entire
> time, damage the radio?
>
> I have a Kenwood TS-140S that's been in a box for over 10 years,
> totally unused. Not a damp basement or hot attic, but in a closet in
> my living space. So no extreme heat or humidity.
>
> Decided to take it out for a look, and try it out.
>
> Powers up, controls work, display looks good, etc. But no audio out at
> all. No background
> noise as I tune around while connected to a dipole, keys don't
> generate the beeps that they used to.
>
> I set all the controls as the manual suggests for initial
> receive. Tried the microprocessor reset.
>
> Any ideas as to what the problem might be?
>
> Thanks, Mike
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