I have to learn not to click "Buy It Now"

TM86 · Jan 21, 2019

So I bought a TRC-448. Actually a pair of them. One of them had been treated rather rudely.

Seems a previous owner had needed to remove a part quickly, but then decided they didn't need it that badly, so they sort of threw it back in.

It was kind of an important part.

They also had pulled out the mike connector, but changed their minds on that as well.

Which means all I have to do is put those parts back in. Then locate any other missing bits, source them, and replace them. Then recap it. Then I can plug it in and see if it works at all. Good thing I have the service manual and the other 448 for an example. Provided it works.

Now to go shopping for 10 rolls of stranded hookup wire in different colors. The amount of heat shrink needed to get that mode switch back in as it is now would most likely double the weight of the radio.

AudioShockwav · Jan 21, 2019

If you can get it back together and working properly it will be a good radio. I had one that served me well for years.

73
Jeff

Rwb · Jan 21, 2019

Never tap buy button and your $$$ stays in your pocket longer till wife needs it .
I bought couple pigs in a poke too

kaos513 · Jan 21, 2019

Well you can always cancel the order.

kaos513 · Jan 21, 2019

I had some radios describe different than the description the seller gave me credit and I also had canceled items I wasn't sure about I had no issues in the past. Also was backed by PayPal.

TM86 · Jan 21, 2019

kaos513 said:
I had some radios describe different than the description the seller gave me credit and I also had canceled items I wasn't sure about I had no issues in the past. Also was backed by PayPal.

I knew I was taking a chance. Sold as "parts or not working" and the description stated that the pair hadn't been tested, which usually means they're busted. Just didn't expect to get something that was some re-assembly required.

So I'm probably going to learn a few things before I'm done.

kaos513 · Jan 21, 2019

We all still learning in life

W2EKG · Jan 21, 2019

I can't help myself with the "buy it now" option. Especially when I see radios on eBay with big knobs!

Tallman · Jan 21, 2019

I ended up buy one of the best motorcycles I ever owned by throwing a sniper bid by only one dollar over the last bid. I bid $1526.00 and won a 1990 FJ1200 with only 4800 miles on it. I had to drive 349 miles to pick it up in Streator,IL. I drove it for six years and had zero problems with it except the back tires kept going up in smoke. The bike was a beast and had been souped up. The beast fed might speed crazy persona. It did not have a throttle, it was an on/off switch. I also sold it for more than I paid for it.

Rwb · Jan 22, 2019

W2EKG said:
I can't help myself with the "buy it now" option. Especially when I see radios on eBay with big knobs!

I need knobs to go with my faceplate on my 99V

TM86 · Jan 27, 2019

Received my order of 10 colored chunks of wire today. I'll start rewiring the mode switch tomorrow. There will be pictures.

TM86 · Jan 27, 2019

That didn't go as well as planned.

Got the wire.

Unpacked the wire.

Started using the wire.

Found a broken eyelet where I'm supposed to attach two wires.

So now I know why the mode switch was thrown back into the radio. That busted eyelet makes it pretty much useless.

So what I learned from this is to always check all connection points before starting. Even though it doesn't look like much I think I have about two hours into getting as far as I did before I found the real problem.

I know I probably won't be getting an original replacement. ESR-E263K25E doesn't get many search engine hits.

So, until I can figure out what my workaround will be, this one gets put back in the case, bagged, and tagged.

snow bird · Jan 27, 2019

Ok take it apart Cut you a new copper plate to use on the old one just sowder new plate to old one. bolt it back up > good as new. I have fixed a few of them over the years. When the tip> wiring lug <was broken off.

TM86 · Jan 29, 2019

snow bird said:
Ok take it apart Cut you a new copper plate to use on the old one just sowder new plate to old one. bolt it back up > good as new. I have fixed a few of them over the years. When the tip> wiring lug <was broken off.

I came up with a hybrid plan. Use some of the terminals from the original switch to control a set of CD4066 chips. The switch will supply the control voltages to the 4066's. They, in turn, will route the signals (voltages) where they need to go.

I realize it's a bit more complex than fixing the original wafer switch, but I'm much less likely to drop parts into inaccessible places this way. And if it doesn't work, I still have the original switch to disassemble and lose the parts from.

TM86 · Mar 2, 2019

Haven't given up on this one just yet. Got it recapped. Here's all the old stuff in one place:

For the first time I finally understood why someone would pay to have a radio recapped. Some of those little ones were hard to find, much less get out. I even managed to burn my thumb at one point. Minor burn, no amputation needed. Pretty much healed now.

Now to get on with the build of the board for the CD4066 chips. Should only take me another month or two to get around to actually doing it.

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