[ICOM] Loose parts

[David S. McCallum]

Have contacted ICOM about it?. Who knows they might have an answer for
ya, Mac

On Wed, 02 Feb 2005 13:57:40 -0500 MikeR <nf4l at nf4l.com> writes:
> Hi Woody -
> I think you're right. At a closer examination, it looks like the 
> bright 
> plating on the spring peeled. Wonder if there's anytning under or 
> attached to the square "can" that would be damaged by the heat of 
> soldering? I don't see an easy way to remove it, short of taking out 
> the 
> board (shudder) it's mounted on. Still speculating on it's 
> importance.
> Thanks,
> Mike
> Woody wrote:
> > Hi Mike:
> > 
> > The spring should be soldered to the metal shield shown in your 
> photo.  The brown "stuff" is most likely solder flux instead of 
> glue.
> > 
> > 73,
> > 
> > Woody
> > KJ4SO
> >   ----- Original Message ----- 
> >   From: MikeR 
> >   To: ICOM Reflector 
> >   Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2005 1:07 PM
> >   Subject: [ICOM] Loose parts
> > 
> > 
> >   I picked up the PRO II to do some cleaning. When I let it go 
> vertical, I 
> >   heard something loose in the case. I took the bottom cover off, 
> and 
> >   discovered a spring loose. It appears to have been cemented to 
> another 
> >   component, and used as a ground contact against the bottom 
> cover.
> >   Pix at http://nf4l.com/pro_ii.htm
> >   How important is this piece, and how best to re-attach it?
> >   Thanx!
> >   Mike NF4L
> > 
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