At 08:30 03 September 2020, krasw wrote:
On Wednesday, 2 September 2020 at 19:20:53 UTC+3, Dan Marotta wrote:
I'll bet a lot of clubs in the US would be happy to pay the shipping=20
costs for all that "garbage"...
On 9/2/2020 5:27 AM, krasw wrote:=20
On Sunday, 30 August 2020 at 16:29:32 UTC+3,
wrote:=
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I have installed many used units with no long term issues seen.=20
Me too. No problems with the six I have installed.=20
We have a big pile of them, all garbage.
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Dan, 5J


What's stopping them, if they need faulty 4201s? I can send the pile
right
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away.

The problem with 4201 is faulty component that lowers the voltage of the
ra=
dio by several volts and prevents any tranceiving (and soon receiving).
Thi=
s is known fault and there is no easy fix for it, or at least cheaper fix
t=
han replacing faulty unit with hopefully working one. Avionics mechanic
wil=
l not even shake your hand for a price of used 4201. There are cases
where
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exchanged 4201s developed the exact same problem. If someone is happy
buyin=
g and installing old 4201s, then go for it. But the fact is that they are
n=
ot as reliable as they should be.

Even new radios can be had for 1000 euros, and in this hobby that's
pretty
=
much nothing. Unless you run a club that has a fleet resembling something
o=
ut of equator Africa.

I installed a 4201 in my 27 in 2003 and replaced it in 2018. 15 years
without a fault in the electronics. I did however freeze the LCD one winter
which needed to be replaced by the factory.
Sold it to USA for a few dollars. Haven't heard that it failed.