[Icom] IC-756PROII

Mon, 22 Jul 2002 20:02:12 -0400

ron how did your 756 pro get dammaged by lightning if it was totally
isolated from all wiring?cant be
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris BONDE" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, July 21, 2002 7:49 PM
Subject: Re: [Icom] IC-756PROII


> All this proves that what the old fart said, "Light'nen does its own
thing!"
>
>
>
> At 04:21 PM 2002-07-21 -0600, you wrote:
> >Hi,
> >Speaking of a strike, I was once an EIC at large systems installation in
> >the basement
> >of a 7 story building. The system was fed by M-G set for noise
> >isolation. One summer
> >we took a direct hit on the building and guess what happened? Our file
> >system was
> >all garbled. Took 30 hours to recover from the damage. No hardware
> >damage, just mass
> >storage contents was all become garbage.
> >73,
> >Tony, VE6CGX
> >
> >Matt Erickson wrote:
> > >
> > > I can attest to this. In 1994 I had a direct strike that fried
anything in
> > > the radio shack that was connected to ground. The only gear that
survived
> > > was not connected to a ground, even though it was connected to the
other
> > > gear that was damaged.
> > > A near by strike induces very high potentials in the surrounding
earth, if
> > > your house happens to be in this area, everything in your house can
reach
> > > this same potential.
> > >
> > > At 12:23 PM 7/21/02 -0400, you wrote:
> > > >I don't have a suggestion for you, but I do know a guy who had a
lightning
> > > >strike near his house and it fried his radio by coming in through the
> > ground
> > > >line believe it or not. It came right up his grounding system.
> > > >John Miller N1UMJ
> > > >Owner: J E M Racing need sponsors and crew help
> > > >to chat with me  AOL instant messenger JEMracing3
> > > >----- Original Message -----
> > > >From: "Malcolm Ringel" <[email protected]>
> > > >To: <[email protected]>
> > > >Sent: Sunday, July 21, 2002 11:03 AM
> > > >Subject: Re: [Icom] IC-756PROII
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > A remote possibility: check ur VOX.......
> > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > From: "Ron Tivey" <[email protected]>
> > > > > To: <[email protected]>
> > > > > Sent: Sunday, July 21, 2002 6:57 AM
> > > > > Subject: [Icom] IC-756PROII
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > > Hello to All,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Living in N. Florida is hell on Radios... I had a near lightning
hit
> > > > > > yesterday (AGAIN).  All the equipment was unplugged and
> > disconnected but
> > > > > > the juice got in anyway.  When I turn on my PROII it runs
through the
> > > > > > calibration cycle but then goes to transmit.  It does this in
all
> > > > > > modes.  All the external stuff (TNC, Mic, AMP) is disconnected.
When
> > > > > > the PW-1 is connected and powered up alone it also transmit but
> > > > > > unplugged from the radio it works okay.  I tried to reset the
> > CPU.  No
> > > > > > Joy.  I know this has a solid state TX relay so I am assuming
it's
> > > > > > fried.  Does anyone have a suggestion on what to try next or
just
> > box it
> > > > > > up and send it to Icom?
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Ron, N4GFO
> > > > > > Lightning Central......
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