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hey all, didnt know where to post this but here goes, im on the local volunteer fire dept., my question is does anybody else hav a problem with your radio getting f&*ckd up because of all of the grinding dust shavings, etc. but more importantly how does one beat this problem. iv been blowing it out with air hose but about every year i hav to get a new radio,is our profession just a problem for electronics ? any input would be appreciated,kwMM 251MM 135Lincoln Pro cut 55Bobcat 250Miller Thunderbolt ac/dcolder ac forneyJackson nexgen 3n13-Smith OP setups97 Dodge dieselMakita chopsawJet swivel head bandsawlincoln tig 300/30030a spoolgunpuma port. gas air comp.
Reply:I have a plastic cover I put over mine. YMMV if your radio gets hot, but I have had the same radio in the shop now since 1987.I just use a piece of thin .5 or .7 mil plastic over it.Regards,RobGreat Basin WeldingInstagramBlue weldersRed weldersMy luscious Table DIY TIG Torch cooler
Reply:Drop it in a one gallon zip lock baggie.Kevin- Springtown, TexasTruck:Chevy cab/ chassis 1 ton dually, big block and flatbedMiller BobcatVictor cutting rigTool boxes crammed full of stuffShop:Millermatic 250Lincoln 135Lincoln 225AC tombstone
Reply:West Marine has a handheld cover available.  I have purchased them and use them on my aviation handheld.  A gallon ziplock works OK too in a pinch.RogerOld, Tired, and GRUMPYSalesman will call, Batteries not included, Assembly is required, and FREE ADVICE IS WORTH EXACTLY WHAT YOU PAY FOR IT!Dial Arc 250HFThunderbolt 225 AC/DCAssorted A/O torches
Reply:bagging it up is the only way,   I go through cell phones for that reason.Vantage 500's LN-25's, VI-400's, cobramatics, Miller migs, synch 350 LX, Powcon inverters, XMT's, 250 Ton Acurrpress 12' brake, 1/4" 10' Atlantic shear,Koikie plasma table W/ esab plasmas. marvel & hyd-mech saws, pirrana & metal muncher punches.
Reply:Zip lock baggy here for my scanner too. Been working since about '94 or there abouts."The things that will destroy America are prosperity at any price, peace at any price, safety first instead of duty first, the love of soft living and the get rich quick theory of life." -Theodore Roosevelt
Reply:I had the same thing happen to a cell phone...bought a better cover for it and it seems to have helped. Not plastic, some kind of material, but it uses velcro to close and there is no part of the phone exposed.Andrew
Reply:Since the county pays for our volunteer minitor V units.  I end up just getting a new one or mine repaired about once a year.  I just keep blowing the speaker out with shop air once a week until it starts to get real quiet when turned all the way up or scrambled.Lincoln 300 Vantage 2008300 Commander 1999SA250 1999SA200 1968Miller Syncrowave 200XMT350MPA/S-52E/xr-15Xtreme 12vs Millermatic 251 w/30A  Millermatic 251 Dialarc 250 Hypertherm 1250 GEKA & Bantom Ironwokers
Reply:x treme, thats what i hav been doing thus far. but im concerned bout our budget, we cant afford to keep buying me pagers every year. after all our town has 67 people in it. i wld think motorola wld hav some sort of cover for them,heck weve still got radios from 30 yrs ago that still work and somehow i can smoke one in a year.btw what u described as getting real quiet or scrambled is exactly what mine is doing now.kwMM 251MM 135Lincoln Pro cut 55Bobcat 250Miller Thunderbolt ac/dcolder ac forneyJackson nexgen 3n13-Smith OP setups97 Dodge dieselMakita chopsawJet swivel head bandsawlincoln tig 300/30030a spoolgunpuma port. gas air comp.
Reply:Put in foot of ladies nylons and tie, or in a plain old sock if you don't know any women. If radio is large, find a large woman or use the other end.  And if you ask around where you work, be careful how you ask and what you ask for.....some would jump at the chance to make an issue or a few bucks to make issue go away.Last edited by Chris Bar; 02-02-2011 at 03:56 PM.
Reply:Originally Posted by ksweldermanbtw what u described as getting real quiet or scrambled is exactly what mine is doing now.kw