I must agree with this position. Any manufacturing defect that is outside
the warranty period should not cost the manufacture any $$. They spend a
considerable amount of their research dollars to ensure any fault will fall
outside of this window. Perhaps you should consider purchasing a new rig
(with trade in) before your warranty expires? I think most would agree, if
you don't anticipate "CS" happens, (cold solder joints) then it's, your
fa..... ( no, it's not,
s..............................fault......... )
----- Original Message -----
From: Stuart Rohre <rohre@arlut.utexas.edu>
To: Bill Fulling <w4njf@midflorida.com>; <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, July 24, 2002 3:03 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Jupiter Xmit problem
> Bill a mike step up transformer, or the active version of the D104 should
> drive most anything.
>
> A cold solder joint may not show up bad for years! We in R&D fear them
for
> they may work until a unit is shaken, rattled, rolled, or baked and cooled
> for a long time, (years) then they start to show up. I had such on a
> $100,000 tape recorder of 28 tracks. We had it 5 years, and others had it
a
> few more until it showed the bad joint that NEVER had been soldered, and
it
> was a whole bus wire going to 14 sockets! Go figure that cold joint.
> Luckily, I stumbled upon it while looking for another problem! It had
> gotten intermittent, but would self heal with heating cycle of the
equipment
> use.
>
> Those things happen, and QC may not catch one. Next time, always look at
> the solder yourself with a magnifier, and touch up any non shiny, non
> filleted joint, and you may save having to send the rig in.
> GL and 73,
> Stuart K5KVH (That is a reasonable amount to charge for what is a very
time
> consuming repair to even find the things.)
>
>
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