[Icom] Broken Front Case on IC-24AT, questions

Sun, 27 Apr 2003 16:59:59 -0400

I feel sure Icom would have a replacement for your rig. As far as difficulty
I would say it is a matter of being careful. Spread out a large white
terrycloth bath towell on the kitchen table and have good light and you
should be ok. The towell is to catch loose screws. Watch out for the ribbon
cables and dont force anything. Allow time to do the work and don't be in a
hurry. A small tip soldering iron will be needed as I think the speaker
leads are soldered to the board on this front.Small jewlers screwdrivers are
necessary. Look carefully at the lcd before you remove the board from the
front as it will likely slip out of place, but its no big deal, if you get
it upside down the worst thing is you will have to disassemble it again.
Good luck, Rick.
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Subject: [Icom] Broken Front Case on IC-24AT, questions


> I have an ICOM handheld, IC-24AT that found its way from the door storage
in
> my car to the pavement breaking off the front lip of the battery slot.  I
> know this is a very old radio (13+ years) but it still works great and
does
> everything I need.  The questions to the reflector are:
>
> Does ICOM stock the front cover for a radio this age?
> Anyone out there with a IC-24AT that has expired but has a good front
cover?
>
> Has anyone ever changed this front cover and what is the level of
difficulty?
>
> Would my best bet be retirement of this radio?
> Yes, I have considered holding it together with duct tape, its just not my
> first choice ;-))
>
> Thanks in advance for your advise 8-)
> Bill AK5X
>
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