[ICOM] Storage

[Cam and Juli Hedrick]

I stored an IC-730 for 5 years until I decided to troubleshoot and fix the
logic board.  After that time, I had to do nothing but replace 1 resistor on
the logic board and it powered up just fine.  It's still in the shack in
fact and I purposely use it once a week just to keep it going.  I've yet to
have any other problems.  It was stored in very similar conditions, though
it is a different transceiver by far.  
On another note, the IC-756 Pro II I had was used in the Kuwaiti and Saudi
Arabia deserts without any cooling available and still worked fine when I
brought it back and traded to the 756 Pro III.  There it saw temp swings
from 30 degrees F to 137 degrees F that caused trouble in a lot of other
equipment.
Cam
WA4JKW

-----Original Message-----
From: icom-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:icom-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On
Behalf Of Ynkedragon at aol.com
Sent: Sunday, April 01, 2007 10:51 AM
To: icom at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [ICOM] Storage


In a message dated 4/1/2007 04:16:51, n5wv at eastex.net writes:

<< Has anyone actually experienced any problems after storing modern solid
stat
e   receivers/transceivers in a dry storage room where wintertime temps get
dow
n to around 35f at night , 55f   in the day and during the summertime nights
75
f and days 95f ? I am looking for information from someone   who has
actually s
tored radios in simular temps for 3-4 years. >>

Stored my IC-735 in similar conditions for about 2 1/2 years.  Got it out of

storage, opened the case, top and bottom, to inspect for bug-eggs, etc. but 
found none.  After about 8 hours at house temp and humidity, I fired it up
and 
it worked just fine.  I'm listening to it as I write this.  

<>

Tell me what I should been looking for.

73,  Blair k3yd

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