[Icom] Does the new Icom Pro require

[George, W5YR]

Jerry, a good way to find out is to run about 1.5 amps through the relay a
few times and see how it reacts. Looks like about 8 ohms to 12 volts would
do the trick.

If your relay doesn't fail, chances are Icom didn't need to correct a typo.

If your relay does fail - usually with welded contacts - then you can hope
you have a warranty claim.

Please let us know what you find out.

72/73/oo, George W5YR - the Yellow Rose of Texas         
Fairview, TX 30 mi NE of Dallas in Collin county EM13qe   
Amateur Radio W5YR, in the 56th year and it just keeps getting better!
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Jerry Flanders wrote:
> 
> Might be just a rumor then - if it was real, ICOM should have corrected it
> or acknowledged it by now. Anybody know the source of this?
> 
> There is no mention of a keying current typo in the Feb 2002 QST writeup of
> the PRO-II or the extended test report (I just looked).
> 
> OTOH - maybe ICOM doesn't acknowledge it just to avoid the hassle of fixing
> busted relays in out-of-warranty radios. But if ICOM has never mentioned
> it, how did we learn of it? Did somebody check the specs of the relay at
> the OEM site?
> 
> Jerry W4UK
> 
> At 11:20 AM 2/17/2002 -0600, George, W5YR wrote:
> >I don't know,  Jerry, since Icom to my knowledge has never admitted to the
> >typo in either manual. In fact, a most interesting question would be what
> >would Icom do about a relay on a radio in warranty that was welded due to
> >trying to pass up to 2 amps through it?
> ><SNIP>
> >
> >Jerry Flanders wrote:
> > >
> > > Does ICOM say it is a misprint? Where can I read what they say on this
> > > subject?
> > >
> > > Jerry  W4UK