I mentioned in the 575 thread that I went on a bit of a mic buying spree. I’m already pretty happy with what I’ve been running but still wanted to play.
Among the mics I bought...a RD104E. From eBay, but in factory packaging. Looks brand new?
Anyway, taking it apart I noticed right away it felt CHEAP.
Next thing, the PTT button barely reaches the switch. When assembled, the button is barely proud of the case? Not sure if it’s the wrong button, or if there’s another piece supposed to go in there.
Anyway, I installed the battery and the lame PTT button, plugged it in to see if it worked...it did, at least according to the radio’s internal meter. No bother, I move onto the next.
About five minutes later I picked up ‘ol red to move it...and it’s smoking hot. Of course I yanked it apart quick to pop the battery out, and do a quick check to make sure I hadn’t pinched a power lead. All fine. Must be a short on the board.
Disappointing, but I didn’t have high hopes for it anyway.
Anyone else run into issues with these?
Among the mics I bought...a RD104E. From eBay, but in factory packaging. Looks brand new?
Anyway, taking it apart I noticed right away it felt CHEAP.
Next thing, the PTT button barely reaches the switch. When assembled, the button is barely proud of the case? Not sure if it’s the wrong button, or if there’s another piece supposed to go in there.
Anyway, I installed the battery and the lame PTT button, plugged it in to see if it worked...it did, at least according to the radio’s internal meter. No bother, I move onto the next.
About five minutes later I picked up ‘ol red to move it...and it’s smoking hot. Of course I yanked it apart quick to pop the battery out, and do a quick check to make sure I hadn’t pinched a power lead. All fine. Must be a short on the board.
Disappointing, but I didn’t have high hopes for it anyway.
Anyone else run into issues with these?