[TenTec] [tentec] high prices

[George K4GM]

I doubt the operator who complained about high repair costs has had to 
deal with Icom.   A diode went out in my PW-1 and caused the finals to 
blow.   Over $1200  later and I was back on the air!

73, George K4GM


On 8/8/2015 3:45 AM, Onno PA1AP wrote:
> Replacing the logic board is an expensive step. It contains the cpu, both
> dsp's and most other logic. Despite a high repair bill I dont think ten tec
> tried to make a business case from this.
>
> >From what I understood some components are hard to replace because they
> became obsolete. Only option to repair is replace with inventory boards,
> hence the higher cost.
>
> Regards, onno pa1ap
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