My UNIDEN Mod UH-012 CB radio blew a fuse last week. Well I changed the inline 2amp fuse and the radio is still dead.
There is power going to the unit but it is not lighting up or reacting in any way.
Now I am faced with, do I try to get it repaired, or just getting a new one.
You seem to get charged a $100 fee just for removing the screws and being told "yes you were right, it's stuffed"
Anyone had a radio repaired recently ? what were the costs or results.
Any advice on a good 5 watt unit to replace the above.
I would not mind even a handheld job that has the facility to have a external antenna plugged in.
Regards
Mike
dING said
02:04 PM Mar 19, 2014
Well if you are a bit tech minded
You can buy a handheld on e-bay
E.G UV-5R BAOFENG Dual Band UHF/VHF 136-174/400-520Mhz FM Radio + Free Earpiece AU
For around the $55 00 mark -- --lots on there just look till ya find
One ya like they will transmit on the CB UHF bands perfectly
With a 4 watt output and work very well
But you need to program them----but there
Is a free program available on the NET
Called chirp which does the job admirably
And is simple to use all ya need is a computer
And make sure that you get the program cable
And the charging unit With it when purchasing it
Most of em supply at no extra cost tis a excellent unit
And if you are a Amateur (ham operator) covers the 2metre
Band as well
Yuglamron said
02:14 PM Mar 19, 2014
The joys of modern electrical stuff.
I would be off to the suppliers. Jaycar, Dick Smith any of the people who sell them and check out any "Deals" I do know that JB Hi Fi have an online section that sell factory refurbished items TV's Cameras,Etc. I was on their site a few weeks ago and they had some GME CB radios. Factory seconds or refurbished. I doubt they will still be on there but worth a check.
I have an all in one printer, fax, copier, scanner. Wireless and multi card reader. Basically all the bells and whistles. Whatever I do some of the nozzles are blocked. Needs looking at and new inks. A set of inks $130 for the six.
A brand new printer/copier /scanner from Woolworths, Coles, Hervey Norman and others. Around $40 to $80.
No contest throw the old one out and buy the new one.
Not exactly Green but the cost to fix would be way more than a new printer.
brian said
04:02 PM Mar 19, 2014
Probably a good reason to upgrade to a new 80 channel unit.
elliemike said
04:14 PM Mar 19, 2014
brian wrote:
Probably a good reason to upgrade to a new 80 channel unit.
Exactly
Regards
Mike
valiant81 said
08:14 PM Mar 19, 2014
Hi Elliemike;
Hold on just a min........B4 you spend any more money, why not give uniden a call and talk to one of there service teck and see what they say. I had a two gme 40 channel radios that were given to me as they had failed, ended up giving gme a ring and then posted both units to them for repair.
One needed an new mic and the PA ic replaced and the other needed just the pa ic replaced and is a common problem when the antenna coax gets a short on the cable and causes the pa ic to fail.
The final bill for both units, repaired and mailed back to me worked out to be $120.00 for BOTH units, so a lot cheaper than replacing 2 X radio's. Yes i know I'm talking about gme radio's and you have a faulty uniden one, but talking to the manufacture first may be cheaper rather than blowing several $100's on new equipment
elliemike said
08:17 PM Mar 19, 2014
valiant81 wrote:
Hi Elliemike;
Hold on just a min........B4 you spend any more money, why not give uniden a call and talk to one of there service teck and see what they say. I had a two gme 40 channel radios that were given to me as they had failed, ended up giving gme a ring and then posted both units to them for repair.
One needed an new mic and the PA ic replaced and the other needed just the pa ic replaced and is a common problem when the antenna coax gets a short on the cable and causes the pa ic to fail.
The final bill for both units, repaired and mailed back to me worked out to be $120.00 for BOTH units, so a lot cheaper than replacing 2 X radio's. Yes i know I'm talking about gme radio's and you have a faulty uniden one, but talking to the manufacture first may be cheaper rather than blowing several $100's on new equipment
Cheers cobber
I might do just that as this radio does all I want of it.
valiant81 said
08:25 PM Mar 19, 2014
Hi Yuglamron;
Your problem with bubble jet printers, with the ink heads blocking up, is a common fault. I had two bubble jet printers fail with blocked heads and yes, you are right, it's cheaper to purches a new printer rather than get the old one fixed. But for me i solved the problem and purchesed all in one laser printer. At leased when i go to use the new printer, I know that it will work and not have the same old problem with blocked print heads, due to the lack of use.
My old printer had only gone through 1.5 reams of paper B4 it had failed with blocked heads.
elliemike said
07:58 PM Mar 20, 2014
Just gave UNIDEN a ring here in Malaga, Perth.
They reckon $80-100. I will drop it into them, as we go up that way fairly regularly.
I also think I might have found why it "karked it"
There was an Extension lead for the Microphone that came with the unit, (I bought the radio off fella I know in the Club a while back) One plug on this extension lead was not a professional looking job and always looked very tatty. So I thought I would take the opportunity to refurbish it.
On peeling the insulation tape off. Two wires were off their soldered pins White and Yellow. Wonder if this caused the radio to blow the fuse.
valiant81 said
07:04 AM Mar 21, 2014
Hi elliemike;
Yes that could be the cause of the blown fuse, when you drop the radio off at Uniden, give them every thing that you have, eg the radio, mic, the ex-lead and the power 12 Volt power lead. Just in case there is nothing wrong with the radio and the fault turns out to be in one of your leads that you have forgoten to give them.
I used to work in the electronic repair industry and some customers would bring in ....say a surround sound amplifier that was playing up. They would bring in the amplifier only, and of course after several days of testing, no fault could be found, We would then ask for all of the speakers and wiring. Nine times out of ten the fault would be in one of the speakers or the wiring had been at fault.
So when you do go and see Uniden show them every thing that you have, and let them check it all out for you.
elliemike said
01:32 PM Mar 21, 2014
valiant81 wrote:
Hi elliemike;
Yes that could be the cause of the blown fuse, when you drop the radio off at Uniden, give them every thing that you have, eg the radio, mic, the ex-lead and the power 12 Volt power lead. Just in case there is nothing wrong with the radio and the fault turns out to be in one of your leads that you have forgoten to give them.
I used to work in the electronic repair industry and some customers would bring in ....say a surround sound amplifier that was playing up. They would bring in the amplifier only, and of course after several days of testing, no fault could be found, We would then ask for all of the speakers and wiring. Nine times out of ten the fault would be in one of the speakers or the wiring had been at fault.
So when you do go and see Uniden show them every thing that you have, and let them check it all out for you.
Yes have already got it bundled up aerial as well.
I will buy a Mic extension lead.
Actually thinking back there have been times when I have blamed "other" people for not answering their radios when I called them. Happened a bit just recently on a trip with other people. Thats the cause.
Phil C said
08:35 PM Mar 21, 2014
One of the best tools we have to check if an electronics box is OK or not is our nose.... If you can get your face near the unit take a sniff, if it smells burnt or like its been very hot (distinctive smell) then its time for ebay. If all smells normal you can get a unit cheaper than the callout fee. Sounds crazy but it works. When I was testing airforce avionics components the first thing we did was a visual and sensory inspection, anything that looked burnt, or had that "dirty brown" smell was easy to see and replace. Then we had to work out why it got fried, thats the hard part. BTW thanks to all those who sent get well cards and wishes during my recent total knee replacement.
My UNIDEN Mod UH-012 CB radio blew a fuse last week. Well I changed the inline 2amp fuse and the radio is still dead.
There is power going to the unit but it is not lighting up or reacting in any way.
Now I am faced with, do I try to get it repaired, or just getting a new one.
You seem to get charged a $100 fee just for removing the screws and being told "yes you were right, it's stuffed"
Anyone had a radio repaired recently ? what were the costs or results.
Any advice on a good 5 watt unit to replace the above.
I would not mind even a handheld job that has the facility to have a external antenna plugged in.
Regards
Mike
You can buy a handheld on e-bay
E.G UV-5R BAOFENG Dual Band UHF/VHF 136-174/400-520Mhz FM Radio + Free Earpiece AU
For around the $55 00 mark -- --lots on there just look till ya find
One ya like they will transmit on the CB UHF bands perfectly
With a 4 watt output and work very well
But you need to program them----but there
Is a free program available on the NET
Called chirp which does the job admirably
And is simple to use all ya need is a computer
And make sure that you get the program cable
And the charging unit With it when purchasing it
Most of em supply at no extra cost tis a excellent unit
And if you are a Amateur (ham operator) covers the 2metre
Band as well
The joys of modern electrical stuff.
I would be off to the suppliers. Jaycar, Dick Smith any of the people who sell them and check out any "Deals" I do know that JB Hi Fi have an online section that sell factory refurbished items TV's Cameras,Etc. I was on their site a few weeks ago and they had some GME CB radios. Factory seconds or refurbished. I doubt they will still be on there but worth a check.
I have an all in one printer, fax, copier, scanner. Wireless and multi card reader. Basically all the bells and whistles. Whatever I do some of the nozzles are blocked. Needs looking at and new inks. A set of inks $130 for the six.
A brand new printer/copier /scanner from Woolworths, Coles, Hervey Norman and others. Around $40 to $80.
No contest throw the old one out and buy the new one.
Not exactly Green but the cost to fix would be way more than a new printer.
Probably a good reason to upgrade to a new 80 channel unit.
Exactly
Regards
Mike
Hi Elliemike;
Hold on just a min........B4 you spend any more money, why not give uniden a call and talk to one of there service teck and see what they say. I had a two gme 40 channel radios that were given to me as they had failed, ended up giving gme a ring and then posted both units to them for repair.
One needed an new mic and the PA ic replaced and the other needed just the pa ic replaced and is a common problem when the antenna coax gets a short on the cable and causes the pa ic to fail.
The final bill for both units, repaired and mailed back to me worked out to be $120.00 for BOTH units, so a lot cheaper than replacing 2 X radio's. Yes i know I'm talking about gme radio's and you have a faulty uniden one, but talking to the manufacture first may be cheaper rather than blowing several $100's on new equipment
Hi Yuglamron;
Your problem with bubble jet printers, with the ink heads blocking up, is a common fault. I had two bubble jet printers fail with blocked heads and yes, you are right, it's cheaper to purches a new printer rather than get the old one fixed. But for me i solved the problem and purchesed all in one laser printer. At leased when i go to use the new printer, I know that it will work and not have the same old problem with blocked print heads, due to the lack of use.
My old printer had only gone through 1.5 reams of paper B4 it had failed with blocked heads.
Just gave UNIDEN a ring here in Malaga, Perth.
They reckon $80-100. I will drop it into them, as we go up that way fairly regularly.
I also think I might have found why it "karked it"
There was an Extension lead for the Microphone that came with the unit, (I bought the radio off fella I know in the Club a while back) One plug on this extension lead was not a professional looking job and always looked very tatty. So I thought I would take the opportunity to refurbish it.
On peeling the insulation tape off. Two wires were off their soldered pins White and Yellow. Wonder if this caused the radio to blow the fuse.
Hi elliemike;
Yes that could be the cause of the blown fuse, when you drop the radio off at Uniden, give them every thing that you have, eg the radio, mic, the ex-lead and the power 12 Volt power lead. Just in case there is nothing wrong with the radio and the fault turns out to be in one of your leads that you have forgoten to give them.
I used to work in the electronic repair industry and some customers would bring in ....say a surround sound amplifier that was playing up. They would bring in the amplifier only, and of course after several days of testing, no fault could be found, We would then ask for all of the speakers and wiring. Nine times out of ten the fault would be in one of the speakers or the wiring had been at fault.
So when you do go and see Uniden show them every thing that you have, and let them check it all out for you.
Yes have already got it bundled up aerial as well.
I will buy a Mic extension lead.
Actually thinking back there have been times when I have blamed "other" people for not answering their radios when I called them. Happened a bit just recently on a trip with other people. Thats the cause.