I thought I'd post this for anyone contemplating a purchase of the Ye-Old Turner Plus 2 Hand Mic. These were as popular as the desktop version for over 10 years, but when buying one on Ebay you should take the precaution to ask the buyer if they have opened it up to check for a cruddy battery, or coroded battery connectors, and if they refuse - walk away....
I bought a couple last year where they claimed it tested good with no corrosion only to find out that wasn't true, and if it's a buyer-risks-all auction your screwed
. It's understandable if the seller knows nothing about radios or microphones and is not confident enough to take the 4 screws out of the backside to take a look --- but a few will. The last few auctions over the last 60 days I've given instructions w/photo's on how-2-do-it-what-2-look-4 and only 3 sellers out of 11 were willing (of those 3, one just had slight contact corrosion while the other two had moldy toxic batteries in them). I'm pretty sure I'll end up with a working microphone (Lord knows I have enough parts), but my pain is your knowledge gain .
(I believe this one is salvageable because nothing ooze onto the other side where all the components are)
I bought a couple last year where they claimed it tested good with no corrosion only to find out that wasn't true, and if it's a buyer-risks-all auction your screwed
. It's understandable if the seller knows nothing about radios or microphones and is not confident enough to take the 4 screws out of the backside to take a look --- but a few will. The last few auctions over the last 60 days I've given instructions w/photo's on how-2-do-it-what-2-look-4 and only 3 sellers out of 11 were willing (of those 3, one just had slight contact corrosion while the other two had moldy toxic batteries in them). I'm pretty sure I'll end up with a working microphone (Lord knows I have enough parts), but my pain is your knowledge gain .(I believe this one is salvageable because nothing ooze onto the other side where all the components are)
