[ICOM] IC-706mkII face latch

[Patrick A. Thompson Sr.]

Thank you for the quick reply!

I will see if I can get Icom (US) to send a replacement next week. The 
spring must have gone flying off into the ether. Neither myself or my 
wife have been able to find it even using a bright light and some 
patience. I did shake the front panel unit to see if there was a spring 
to short out circuits at random but heard nothing loose.

I keep a collection of springs but if Icom has the catch they may have 
the spring at less then a fortune.

Sincerely,
Pat
wa4tuk


Simon Watt-Wyness wrote:
> Hello Pat,
> 		Yes it seems you can buy the catch. It's easy to repair but just beware that there should be a little spring that fits on a spigot inside. Shake the front panel vigorously to see if the spring has come loose and floating around inside the electonics. If you hear a rattle - dig deeper until you find it. If it is gone - you can do some smarts with an old ballpoint pen spring but its diameter will be bigger. Just as easy to buy some springs just in case.
> 
> Fixed one for a fiend recently doing the ballpoint pen trick as I had not looked inside the head unit before.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Simon,
> ZL1SWW.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Patrick A. Thompson Sr. [mailto:wa4tuk-rf at comcast.net] 
> Sent: Sunday, 11 December 2005 11:36 a.m.
> To: ICOM Reflector
> Subject: [ICOM] IC-706mkII face latch
> 
> 
> A little bad luck and a short fall has broken the little plastic catch 
> that locks the face plate of my 706mk2 to the transceiver body. Nothing 
> else was damaged.
> 
> Does anyone know if this piece is available as a separate part from the 
> front bezel? It does show in the parts list but that is not always the 
> same as being available.
> 
> Also, if you have replaced this catch, does an unbroken catch just snap 
> back into place?
> 
> Pat
> wa4tuk
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