[Icom] 746 Pro encoder & more

Sat, 22 Mar 2003 12:32:35 -0600

Good idea if you user has the "wobbly shaft" problem. I think ICOM might have gotten a bad batch of encoders in the early run of 46Pro's.  
My late unit has a nice tight encoder, and no problems. I also installed the CR-338, which nicely stabilizes the frequency in about 1 minute, as opposed to 15 minutes. Stabile as a "Rock" now, no matter the shack temp.

73 de Matt KK5DR
www.qsl.net/kk5dr/

At 08:48 AM 3/22/03 , you wrote:
>As my warranty period ran near end I decided to send my Pro back to have the
>encoder replaced. You know the symptoms, wobbly shaft . I tightened it up
>myself but that did not fix the fact that the encoder itself is substandard.
>I just got it back from Icom yesterday and it is like it should have been
>from the start. It has a nice solid feel and works smoothly. Just like auto
>companys and other big businesses they depend on suppliers to provide parts
>and these were just a bad batch. It is a shame this was not caught on the
>line but these things happen over there as well as here so we just have to
>make the best of it and hope we are dealing with a company that stands
>behind their product. I also asked them to look into the display being slow
>to light up and they replaced a light for the display. It seems to work fine
>now as before I sent it in it would be slow to light up if I had it off for
>a couple of days. It lit up right off the bat when I took it out of the box
>after its journey with UPS so I guess that was the problem with that and not
>the dreaded display transistor problem as with the non- pros . They also
>touched up my TCXO I had installed and checked most of the functions of the
>radio for me. I am very pleased with my service experience and would suggest
>all 746 Pro owners to examine the encoders while you have warranty left and
>consider some down tiime for an upgrade as in my opinion it is well worth
>the trouble. My 2 cents and then some, Rick, K8DXN.
>
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