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ACC port on 200D not seating well
Posted: Wed Dec 13, 2017 10:53 pm
by NC3Z
Seems that the rear ACC DB25 does not seat well, with the current standoff height it barely mates if at all. Is this a normal issue?
Is a solution to remove the standoffs and grind down their height??
Gary NC3Z
Re: ACC port on 200D not seating well
Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2017 12:48 am
by SA3ATF
Re: ACC port on 200D not seating well
Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2017 10:20 pm
by W1AEX
One easy thing to try is to install washers under the screw heads of the DB-25 male connector you are plugging into the port. I use a small lock washer under each screw since they are thicker than a standard washer. This keeps the screw from bottoming out in the ANAN's DB-25 female port so that the pins will seat more deeply into the port. This takes about 2 minutes to do and it usually works very well.
73,
Rob W1AEX
Re: ACC port on 200D not seating well
Posted: Fri Dec 15, 2017 2:20 am
by NC3Z
The washers would have not worked either as the flange of the DB25 male was hitting the standoffs before being able to seat. I removed the 2 standoffs and used a dremel cut off wheel and took a little off the top. Reinstalled and now I get a great connection.
Wonder why Apache would of done this?
Re: ACC port on 200D not seating well
Posted: Fri Dec 15, 2017 2:10 pm
by w-u-2-o
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If you want to get serious about fixing it, you can follow my procedure
here.73!
Scott
P.S. moving this topic to the correct sub-forum...