Vertex VXA-710 Tango Uniform

[Silvaire]

My little handheld Vertex stopped working, won't turn on. It will work when the charger is plugged in but not on the battery. I bought a new battery but no help.

So I'm looking for someplace that can fix it. Any ideas or advise out there?

EDIT: can't change title but it's a VXA-710

 

[flyingron]

The battery pack mount is somewhat flimsy, have you tried making sure the contacts are clean and springy enough to make good contract? I don't have mine handy to look at right now but I'd try looking at that. Are you using the rechargable packs or AA packs?

 

[Silvaire]

I'm using the rechargeable battery. Contacts look good, two spring-like gold buttons. Unit indicates "Now Charging" when charger is plugged in and will turn on and operate normally. When charger is unplugged it does nothing. I figured it was the battery so bought a new one. I suppose it's possible I got a bad new one but heck, things like that never happen to me. ;-)

 

[flyingron]

I have both a rechargeable and a AA pack. It's possible that the charging unit in the radio is bad and the battery won't hold a charge. Putting the AA pack on or feeding a few volts in through the battery contacts will tell that.

 

[Silvaire]

Your first post reminded me of the dry cell pack so I dug it out and with two new double A's still nothing. A voltmeter shows that both of my rechargeable packs have 8.4 volts. Also the LED on the radio flashes indicating battery is fully charged. I left a message with both Yaseu and Vertex Standard. If I can get it fixed at least I'll have a spare battery.

 

[flyingron]

My guess is that it's still something simple like the connection between the circuit board inside and the battery contacts. I had batteries leak in my AA pack and when I asked at Oshkosh in their booth how I could buy another one, they just handed me one. Hopefully their repair service is as friendly.

 

[3393RP]

My guess is that it's still something simple like the connection between the circuit board inside and the battery contacts. I had batteries leak in my AA pack and when I asked at Oshkosh in their booth how I could buy another one, they just handed me one. Hopefully their repair service is as friendly.

Don'tcha love it when stuff like that happens? I bet you were grinnin' like a half drunk hillbilly.

 

[Silvaire]

batteries leaked into mine as well making a big mess but it wasn't on the radio at the time, just stored as a backup and I found that dropping it in my ultrasonic cleaner with some warm water completely cleaned it up.