[ICOM] Icom 7000 reliability

[mike-2007 at elp.rr.com]

Overall - they ARE good.  I have a very close friend who ran his at full power on 70cm FM for an extended rag-chew.  The 7000 quit on him and started blowing fuses.

Some trouble-shooting showed that the solder flow on the final got so hot the solder went plastic and oozed in a drip until it shorted to the case.  This is the only 7000 failure story I have heard.

Mike - KD9KC - on the road at the Midland Dog Shows.

Maxi - River says HI!.

---- Ray Swan <rayswan at rochester.rr.com> wrote: 
> Well I hope it's good, I just ordered one last Friday!   According to eham 
> reviews it's a pretty solid performer.  A friend of mine had one, and sold 
> it, said he may replace it as he liked it that well.
> 
> Ray NV2A
> 
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> From: "John Geiger" <aa5jg at yahoo.com>
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> Sent: Sunday, April 05, 2009 1:37 AM
> Subject: [ICOM] Icom 7000 reliability
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> >
> > Now that the Icom 7000 has been out for a couple of years, what is the 
> > reliability record of it?  Are there any typical problems that seem to 
> > show up with the radio sooner or later?
> >
> > 73s John AA5JG
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