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Caught a bad solder joint on a brand new radio stack yesterday
I was bench testing a brand new Garmin GNC 255 and it kept dropping power for no reason. Pulled the case, a pin on the backplane had a cold joint that barely touched the pad. Has anyone else found factory defects slipping through lately?
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sarah_mason1mo ago
Three Garmin navaids in my shop last month all had bad pins.
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taraanderson1mo ago
Huh. That's surprising honestly. I've had the exact opposite experience with Garmin. Must have had a dozen of their navaids through my shop over the years, never seen a bad pin. The pins on their connectors are pretty robust if you ask me. Might be a batch issue or something else going on at your end.
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