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MX 170B
Robert M. Gary wrote:
: On Nov 3, 3:05 pm, Jack wrote: : I have a 1967 172 with a MX 170B nav/com. I noticed not long ago that : the display was flickering from bright to dim. Now the radio will not : come on at all. Any suggestions. : TKM will not release the service manuals so all work is done at the : factory. Lucky for you the 170 *B* is still supported. I have the : original "MX-170" and the factory refuses to work on it so its a door : stop. A friend of mine sent his MX-170 in to the factory to have a display dimmer issue worked on. They quoted him over the phone that it was "an easy fix," and "happens all the time." After a number of weeks and phone calls, they finally told him that they had many hundreds of dollars of labor into the repair, but would "trade up" for a brand new model for $1500... the going rate for a flat out new on from them at the time. He declined both, and they kept the radio. From that experience, it would appear that TKM's "inexpensive, only factory service" policy is untrue a company to avoid. Also, having seen the insides of one, I'm unimpressed with their construction quality (comodity-grade ribbon cables, cheap tin-plated DIP/SIP connectors, etc). Yes, they're built better than the functionally-equivalent (5-watt AM tranceiver) you can buy at Wal-Mart for $40 called a "CB radio," but not as good as King/Narco units. -Cory -- ************************************************** *********************** * Cory Papenfuss, Ph.D., PPSEL-IA * * Electrical Engineering * * Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University * ************************************************** *********************** |
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MX 170B
On Nov 5, 7:27 pm, wrote:
Robert M. Gary wrote: : On Nov 3, 3:05 pm, Jack wrote: : I have a 1967 172 with a MX 170B nav/com. I noticed not long ago that : the display was flickering from bright to dim. Now the radio will not : come on at all. Any suggestions. : TKM will not release the service manuals so all work is done at the : factory. Lucky for you the 170 *B* is still supported. I have the : original "MX-170" and the factory refuses to work on it so its a door : stop. A friend of mine sent his MX-170 in to the factory to have a display dimmer issue worked on. They quoted him over the phone that it was "an easy fix," and "happens all the time." After a number of weeks and phone calls, they finally told him that they had many hundreds of dollars of labor into the repair, but would "trade up" for a brand new model for $1500... the going rate for a flat out new on from them at the time. He declined both, and they kept the radio. From that experience, it would appear that TKM's "inexpensive, only factory service" policy is untrue a company to avoid. Also, having seen the insides of one, I'm unimpressed with their construction quality (comodity-grade ribbon cables, cheap tin-plated DIP/SIP connectors, etc). Yes, they're built better than the functionally-equivalent (5-watt AM tranceiver) you can buy at Wal-Mart for $40 called a "CB radio," but not as good as King/Narco units. -Cory -- ************************************************** *********************** * Cory Papenfuss, Ph.D., PPSEL-IA * * Electrical Engineering * * Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University * ************************************************** *********************** Anyone with an older MX170 that you are not using please consider giving or selling it to me for spare parts "Please"! Dewey |
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MX 170B
On Nov 18, 8:56 am, "
wrote: On Nov 5, 7:27 pm, wrote: Robert M. Gary wrote: : On Nov 3, 3:05 pm, Jack wrote: : I have a 1967 172 with a MX 170B nav/com. I noticed not long ago that : the display was flickering from bright to dim. Now the radio will not : come on at all. Any suggestions. : TKM will not release the service manuals so all work is done at the : factory. Lucky for you the 170 *B* is still supported. I have the : original "MX-170" and the factory refuses to work on it so its a door : stop. A friend of mine sent his MX-170 in to the factory to have a display dimmer issue worked on. They quoted him over the phone that it was "an easy fix," and "happens all the time." After a number of weeks and phone calls, they finally told him that they had many hundreds of dollars of labor into the repair, but would "trade up" for a brand new model for $1500... the going rate for a flat out new on from them at the time. He declined both, and they kept the radio. From that experience, it would appear that TKM's "inexpensive, only factory service" policy is untrue a company to avoid. Also, having seen the insides of one, I'm unimpressed with their construction quality (comodity-grade ribbon cables, cheap tin-plated DIP/SIP connectors, etc). Yes, they're built better than the functionally-equivalent (5-watt AM tranceiver) you can buy at Wal-Mart for $40 called a "CB radio," but not as good as King/Narco units. -Cory -- ************************************************** *********************** * Cory Papenfuss, Ph.D., PPSEL-IA * * Electrical Engineering * * Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University * ************************************************** *********************** Anyone with an older MX170 that you are not using please consider giving or selling it to me for spare parts "Please"! I would be willing to sell you mine very inexpensively for parts ( I currently use it as a backup but occassionally the display wigs out). However, I'm not sure if you'll be able to use them because you won't be able to get a manual for it. Perhaps you're a super avionics guy though and don't need manuals. If you think you can use my older MX-170 let me know. -Robert |
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MX 170B
On Nov 18, 7:35 pm, "Robert M. Gary" wrote:
On Nov 18, 8:56 am, " wrote: On Nov 5, 7:27 pm, wrote: Robert M. Gary wrote: : On Nov 3, 3:05 pm, Jack wrote: : I have a 1967 172 with a MX 170B nav/com. I noticed not long ago that : the display was flickering from bright to dim. Now the radio will not : come on at all. Any suggestions. : TKM will not release the service manuals so all work is done at the : factory. Lucky for you the 170 *B* is still supported. I have the : original "MX-170" and the factory refuses to work on it so its a door : stop. A friend of mine sent his MX-170 in to the factory to have a display dimmer issue worked on. They quoted him over the phone that it was "an easy fix," and "happens all the time." After a number of weeks and phone calls, they finally told him that they had many hundreds of dollars of labor into the repair, but would "trade up" for a brand new model for $1500... the going rate for a flat out new on from them at the time. He declined both, and they kept the radio. From that experience, it would appear that TKM's "inexpensive, only factory service" policy is untrue a company to avoid. Also, having seen the insides of one, I'm unimpressed with their construction quality (comodity-grade ribbon cables, cheap tin-plated DIP/SIP connectors, etc). Yes, they're built better than the functionally-equivalent (5-watt AM tranceiver) you can buy at Wal-Mart for $40 called a "CB radio," but not as good as King/Narco units. -Cory -- ************************************************** *********************** * Cory Papenfuss, Ph.D., PPSEL-IA * * Electrical Engineering * * Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University * ************************************************** *********************** Anyone with an older MX170 that you are not using please consider giving or selling it to me for spare parts "Please"! I would be willing to sell you mine very inexpensively for parts ( I currently use it as a backup but occassionally the display wigs out). However, I'm not sure if you'll be able to use them because you won't be able to get a manual for it. Perhaps you're a super avionics guy though and don't need manuals. If you think you can use my older MX-170 let me know. -Robert- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Robert, I can use it for parts. Email me directly and let me know what you want for it. Dewey |
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