Don't reef on the TIU transceiver board?

I can't answer your'e question but i was wondering why the tiu doesn't have an external antenna to start with?  And a jack where you could put a longer one if needed like Legacy has?

Yeah, I want to mess with it but I'm afraid if I lift it out.... the pins will fall out of the bottom or something nuts. The book was very insistent so I'm asking first. Always better to learn from someone else's costly mistakes than your own!

from I recall, the way the transceiver board is held down by a sticky pad, lifting it up can cause the small pins to break off the board, as found out by a few people. 

That's why Barry issues that caution.

Here's a pic from another thread.

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EscapeRocks posted:

from I recall, the way the transceiver board is held down by a sticky pad, lifting it up can cause the small pins to break off the board, as found out by a few people. 

That's why Barry issues that caution.

Here's a pic from another thread.

 Here's that thread:

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Okay that's pretty terrible as far as assembly goes (Why not just screws!?!?!). Maybe I'll just hit the whole thing with the reflow air and solder it for all time.

Thanks for the information!

I just remembered when I was having an issue with my AIU, I opened my old Rev "I" TIU to check things out.  I very carefully pulled up on the transceiver, and successfully unseated it.   I already knew how it was attached.    I could see if someone just pulled hard on it not knowing it's  stuk down, how the pins could easily break off thinking it's just another pcb.

(I had fried an IC chip in the AIU..oops.  Quick solder job and new NTE chip and all is well ) 

I pulled mine out once and there was the sticky foam that is pretty sticky. But then I just put it back in and all was fine as far as DCS can be fine. Can  guy put better radios in the TIU and remote? Seems like an upgrade to a more reliable radio is in order

I've never had a signal problem with my remote and TIU.    Only issue I've had, as described above, was not paying attention one day and plugging the TIU into the wrong port on my AIU which fries that one IC.  Solder puller and new $1.50 chip later......

Pull the board ONLY if you do one side at a time going from side to side  using something to hold the receiver socket tight against the board.  The sockets are not attached very good to the board.  If you just go and lift the board, the sockets will come with it pulling the traces off the main board.  Unless you know what you are doing, do not do it.  Most of the time when you loose communication to the TIU you can crack the remote and re seat the board with your finger.  I run many remotes and have to do that often.  I have a very large box with many remotes given to me that are broke.  This issue is very popular with them.  Remember guys/gals, this stuff is not MIL SPEC.

Listen to Barry on this.

Just be careful, but as Marty says it can be done.  Same with TIU board.   Personally, I have never had to repair the remote or TIU receiver board.  G

Marty Fitzhenry posted:

  Remember guys/gals, this stuff is not MIL SPEC.

Listen to Barry on this.

No it's not but simple changes to the boards can be made to prevent boards from becoming unseated.  This statement applies to all the manufacturers.  Sometimes they overlook the simplest solutions to common problems.

Guys/gals, I see many transceiver boards (remote) that are in the sockets and just need a gentle push to reseat them.  The main reason for these boards getting unseated is people removing batteries by removing the remote battery cover and slapping the remote in their hand.  Yes, that will get all the batteries out in a second but you can unseat the board.

Have you ever tried removing a battery that uses that tape after 15years? It works, and it is not common that a board comes loose.  Sure a few screws and a few extra steps in manufacturing would prevent it ever coming out.  G