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Kyle Mooney
| | Posted on Tuesday, June 05, 2001 - 10:38 pm: | 
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help. my northstar 44 radio has what they call a floating board and it keeps loosing its ground. well ive had pepole to tell me to go in and solder me a peace of wire from the board to the case. well i have done that and from time to time my radio just dont wanna work right until you tap on it from the bottom near the speaker. thanks for yalls time maybe some one can help me who maybe having the same problem. |
307 (307)
| | Posted on Wednesday, June 06, 2001 - 6:11 am: |
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You must have a crack on the main board , this is common , I suggest getting a strong magnifier and looking at it real close. You will see a crack somewhere. |
honky tonk man 593
| | Posted on Wednesday, June 06, 2001 - 6:36 pm: |
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make sure all screws are tight!! i had this problem so many times in my life its not funny. tighten the curcuit board screws down snuggly then drill a hole in the back of the radio near the antenna jack. stick a bolt and a wing nut through it so wing nut is on the outside of the radio run a gound wire from the seat belt bolt or a good ground in the vehical and wrap it around the wing nut now on the radio ...and the bolt side in the radio solder a wire from the bolt head to the curcuit board ground. not you wont have any squeling or ground problems.
also make sure your radio knobs on your radio bracket arent over tightened as it tends to flex the board and then you might have the same problem as you describe, hey try it and see what happens. good luck....the honky tonk man 593 |
vernonott
| | Posted on Wednesday, June 06, 2001 - 7:39 pm: |
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Could be a cold solder joint from the factory.A close inspection with illuminated magnification may help locate the culprit.These problems are a pain to locate.Good Luck. |
Kyle Mooney
| | Posted on Sunday, June 10, 2001 - 4:32 pm: |
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hello its me again. i just want to thank all yall for yalls help. i looked my main board over with a magnifing glass found no craks. which made me feel better bout my radio. all the factory solder joints looked in good shape as well. but i must say honky tonk man 593 really knows his stuff. i took your advice honkey tonk man and it worked now when ever i drove over a rough road the radio dont go acting up on me and stuff. but i really didnt have to drill a hole there was one already there but hey it works. and thanks again yall. they call me Krazzy K or my unit number is 508 southeastern oklahoma on the radio so if ya here me in dx land give me a holler |
honky tonk man 593
| | Posted on Monday, June 11, 2001 - 7:57 pm: |
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glad to see it worked for you..it did for my radio too. just years of playing around teached me a trick or two. hey have a good one.
THE HONKY TONK MAN 593 OUTTA NEW YORK!!
catch me on 26.955 mhz around 230 pm later |
