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Re: [TenTec] Repair history for Orion

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Subject: Re: [TenTec] Repair history for Orion
From: Alan Sewell N5NA <alan.n5na@gmail.com>
Reply-to: alan.n5na@gmail.com, Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment <tentec@contesting.com>
Date: Tue, 23 Dec 2008 11:57:04 -0600
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Seems a bit much to me.

I received mine in May, 2003, and had to ship it back for lightning 
damage in June, 2003.  No problems at all since then.

73,

Alan  N5NA

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John K Gotwals wrote:
> Listed below is the repair history for my Orion. I have been very happy with 
> Ten-Tec's service, but I am curious if my service history for my Orion 
> approximates the experiences of others.
>
> Orion purchased new from factory in August, 2005
> Replaced fried logic board components in March, 2007
> Replaced bad capacitors on power distribution board in July, 2007
> Replaced bad display and bw encoder in December, 2008
>
> Luckily it is only a one-hour drive from my house to Ten-Tec, so I did not 
> need to go through the pain of packing  and unpacking the Orion for shipment 
> by carrier.
>
> Does this repair history seem about right for an electronic unit as complex 
> as an Orion? I should mention that my operating environment has sometimes 
> been in an rf-hot environment.
>
> John, N9JG 
>
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