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Hi Guys,

I got my Tech license last month and just passed my General test this month.

A club member made me a good deal on an Icom IC-730.

It's not in the best of shape, but not the worst either. Basically it's just dirty and it's been sitting for a while.

It belonged to his father-inlaw who went silent key and it was working with no issues when stored. He has a better radio but thought this would make a nice backup or portable. It got put in the garage in a box but the flaps of the box didn't seal up well and they live on a gavel road, so it's a bit a dirty, it's not filthy but it's not clean either.

He did fire it up, it seems to be working though the preamp relay appears to need cleaned (very common on these units).

I'm thinking I'll open it up and vacuum out what I can, then blow what's left off with compressed air. Then Deoxit the controls and switches. I see where you can remove the relay and build a simple circuit to cycle it while you flush it with Deoxit and most likely get it working again, else there are instructions on how to replace it with a more commonly available relay. All in all, not a mountain.

I looked around the net, but I didn't find any service, maintenance or refurb videos, articles or anything. Mostly just info on how to fix the relay and enable transmit on the WARC bands. (I did find the service manual, though I'm looking for something written more for a layman)

Am I missing a site? Does anyone have a detailed routine maintenance video or site link they could share?

Any hints, tips, comments, etc. are welcomed - I don't like to reinvent the wheel, so if you can make my refurb job easier I'd appreciate it!

Thanks!

Steve

<blockquote data-quote="SLR_65" data-source="post: 514902" data-attributes="member: 43769">Hi Guys,I got my Tech license last month and just passed my General test this month.A club member made me a good deal on an Icom IC-730.It&#039;s not in the best of shape, but not the worst either.&nbsp; Basically it&#039;s just dirty and it&#039;s been sitting for a while.It belonged to his father-inlaw who went silent key and it was working with no issues when stored.&nbsp; He has a better radio but thought this would make a nice backup or portable.&nbsp; It got put in the garage in a box but the flaps of the box didn&#039;t seal up well and they live on a gavel road, so it&#039;s a bit a dirty, it&#039;s not filthy but it&#039;s not clean either.He did fire it up, it seems to be working though the preamp relay appears to need cleaned (very common on these units).I&#039;m thinking I&#039;ll open it up and vacuum out what I can, then blow what&#039;s left off with compressed air.&nbsp; Then Deoxit the controls and switches.&nbsp; I see where you can remove the relay and build a simple circuit to cycle it while you flush it with Deoxit and most likely get it working again, else there are instructions on how to replace it with a more commonly available relay.&nbsp; All in all, not a mountain.I looked around the net, but I didn&#039;t find any service, maintenance or refurb videos, articles or anything.&nbsp; Mostly just info on how to fix the relay and enable transmit on the WARC bands. (I did find the service manual, though I&#039;m looking for something written more for a layman)Am I missing a site?&nbsp; Does anyone have a detailed routine maintenance video or site link they could share?Any hints, tips, comments, etc. are welcomed - I don&#039;t like to reinvent the wheel, so if you can make my refurb job easier I&#039;d appreciate it!Thanks!Steve</blockquote>

[QUOTE="SLR_65, post: 514902, member: 43769"] Hi Guys, I got my Tech license last month and just passed my General test this month. A club member made me a good deal on an Icom IC-730. It's not in the best of shape, but not the worst either. Basically it's just dirty and it's been sitting for a while. It belonged to his father-inlaw who went silent key and it was working with no issues when stored. He has a better radio but thought this would make a nice backup or portable. It got put in the garage in a box but the flaps of the box didn't seal up well and they live on a gavel road, so it's a bit a dirty, it's not filthy but it's not clean either. He did fire it up, it seems to be working though the preamp relay appears to need cleaned (very common on these units). I'm thinking I'll open it up and vacuum out what I can, then blow what's left off with compressed air. Then Deoxit the controls and switches. I see where you can remove the relay and build a simple circuit to cycle it while you flush it with Deoxit and most likely get it working again, else there are instructions on how to replace it with a more commonly available relay. All in all, not a mountain. I looked around the net, but I didn't find any service, maintenance or refurb videos, articles or anything. Mostly just info on how to fix the relay and enable transmit on the WARC bands. (I did find the service manual, though I'm looking for something written more for a layman) Am I missing a site? Does anyone have a detailed routine maintenance video or site link they could share? Any hints, tips, comments, etc. are welcomed - I don't like to reinvent the wheel, so if you can make my refurb job easier I'd appreciate it! Thanks! Steve [/QUOTE]

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