[Pro2006] What to do!

[Free, Laird]

Hello,

	Hmmm... Well your soldering problem *might* be fixed by careful
examination and touch-up soldering/re-soldering of the main board, but you
should really seek out someone who has worked with the specific model you
have, and can troubleshoot it one circuit at a time. (definitely not me -
I've done a lot of mod's, but little troubleshooting)
	As far as the EL replacement with LED's - sure it can be done, but
why not replace the EL panel? They aren't *that* expensive, and if you are
not worried about keeping the same "Manufacturers replacement" panel, you
can just pick any panel that is big enough, and trim it with scissors.
That's what I did anyway, and it works fine.

	~ Laird

-----Original Message-----
From: pro2006-bounces at mailman.qth.net
[mailto:pro2006-bounces at mailman.qth.net]On Behalf Of Tom Hirsch
Sent: Tuesday, June 15, 2004 8:32 PM
To: Radio Shack Pro2006 Scanner
Subject: RE: [Pro2006] What to do!


Hello Laird and other fans of these great Radio Shack scanners,

1.  I have a couple of Pro-2004s that don't work, and display some weird 
symptoms.  When he was alive, Bill Cheek emailed me that many of the 
problems were related to bad soldering on the motherboard.  I got the 
scanners used, and it looks like someone has tried some repair or 
modification of the radios.

2.  I have some Pro-2006s that have the dim display problem, and need to 
have the EL panel replaced.  That is a lot of expense and work to do.  I 
don't have the time to attempt this repair myself.  I was wondering if 
there is a way to use a couple of LEDs to light the display.

   Thanks for any advice that any of you can provide.

At 08:24 AM 6/4/04 -0700, you wrote:
>I think most of us have hacked into at least one of their units, if only to
>replace the EL panel. Most of my [pro2006] mods were done using Bill Cheek
>books, I recommend them. As far as repairs go, do you know what's wrong
with
>it?
>
>         ~ Laird
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: pro2006-bounces at mailman.qth.net
>[mailto:pro2006-bounces at mailman.qth.net]On Behalf Of Tom Hirsch
>Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2004 4:15 PM
>To: Radio Shack Pro2006 Scanner
>Subject: Re: [Pro2006] What to do!
>
>
>Dan and other scanner friends around the world,
>
>   Do you repair the beloved Pro-2006?
>   Do you repair the 2 predecessors, the Pro-2004 & -2005?
>   Do you perform any of the mods on the radio, such as the frequency
>expansions?
>   Do you replace the electroluminescent panels, or do you know of a way to
>use LEDs to backlight the display?
>
>    Does anyone else on the list know of anyone who does any repairs or
mods
>of these radios?
>
>    Thanks from Central Florida.



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