[TenTec] Repair history for Orion

[jack]

i have never needed any repair for my Orions,
jack ak7o


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John K Gotwals" <john at gotwals.com>
To: <tentec at contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, December 23, 2008 10:25 AM
Subject: [TenTec] Repair history for Orion


> 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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