[Uram-rejections] Leixen VV-898- Mic connector weakness?

Fri Aug 30 14:07:29 BST 2019

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> On 26/06/2019 06:22, Jim GM4DHJ ... wrote:
> > "Jim GM4DHJ ..." <jim.gm4dhj at ntlworld.com> wrote in message
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> >> "Brian Reay" <no.sp at m.com> wrote in message
> >> news:qet3kg$50h$1 at dont-email.me...
> >>> On 24/06/2019 21:19, Jim GM4DHJ ... wrote:
> >>>> "Brian Reay" <no.sp at m.com> wrote in message
> >>>> news:qem5jr$q74$1 at dont-email.me...
> >>>>>
> >>>>>    During a recent visit to a relative who is fairly new to the hobby,
> >>>>> he
> >>>>> showed me a Leixen VV-898 with a very worn mic socket.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> The radio was bought new, hasn't been used much (it was kept a static
> >>>>> caravan for use there), nor has it any signs of rough handling etc.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> While I accept these are cheap radios, almost in the 'throw away' price
> >>>>> class, I find it hard to believe such a standard component as an RJ45
> >>>>> socket is something you can save much on by buying poor quality ones.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Another radio, owned by the same amateur for longer, and used
> >>>>> regularly,
> >>>>> doesn't show similar wear.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> This drags me towards wondering if Leixen  have a mountain of
> >>>>> cheap/poor
> >>>>> sockets and others have the same issue- specifically the area where the
> >>>>> latching tab locks wearing away.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I've brought the radio to the 'OSN shack with the intention of
> >>>>> replacing
> >>>>> the connector- I'm just hoping the PCB is up to being reworked. I
> >>>>> ordered
> >>>>> some sockets off Ebay while still on holiday - hopefully they will
> >>>>> arrive
> >>>>> in a few days.
> >>>>
> >>>> mine had two faults out of the box...got rid of it very quickly
> >>>> ...quality
> >>>> control non existent ......
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>> I removed the old socket this morning.
> >>>
> >>> The radio is actually a good bit of manufacturing design. Easy assembly
> >>> etc and very easy to access- just a 3 screws to remove the front panel
> >>> assembly, which you can lift aside to access the mic socket.
> >>>
> >>> I also removed the main cover, again just a couple of screws, to have a
> >>> more detailed look. The PCB is much the same as any you'd see in a modern
> >>> radio- surprising well made, neatly laid out. Everything easy to get at.
> >>>
> >>> Of course, the size of the bits can be an issue but that is the same
> >>> regardless of the make.
> >>>
> >>> I removed the connector- outer plastic part first. Then cut the wires
> >>> that make the 'pins' along the top, that allowed me to remove the inner
> >>> plastic part. I then removed each pin in turn and cleared the holes in
> >>> the PCB. As far as I can tell, the PCB survived the process- the pads
> >>> look good.
> >>>
> >>> The inner part of the connector  is where the wear is. It seems it was
> >>> badly formed- on the underside, away from anywhere subject to wear/heat
> >>> etc. It was removed before I applied my soldering iron.
> >>>
> >>> Replacement connector is on order- I placed the order while on holiday-
> >>> should be here any day.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >> I still think it is a nasty little rig...I had a wire off the speaker from
> >> new and other things I can't remember..so bad the seller who just had a
> >> box shifting presence in the UK refunded me and told me to keep it...which
> >> I couldn't bring myself to do ............
> > just remembered what the other fault was ...it didn't work unless you put
> > pressure on the circuit board with your finger.......dry joint or
> > something....ended up sticking some rubber feet in between the board and the
> > case to keep it working....hope the new owner, who was going to use it on
> > PMR never opened it up ........
> > 
> >
> Dodgy Jim's radios and Motors strikes again....
> 
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