Has anyone ever dropped a Grundig S350/Tecsun BCL-2000?
 

Has anyone ever dropped a Grundig S350? How flimsy are they when
dropped? Would you consider giving one to a building contractor?

How strong is a printed circuit board or silicon chip ? I doubt it would do
well if dropped any more than a pc would S. Don't mean to be sarcastic,
but if you make a microscopic crack in the circuit board it's a goner.

"Altawaowr" wrote in message
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Has anyone ever dropped a Grundig S350? How flimsy are they when
dropped? Would you consider giving one to a building contractor?

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"Maximus" wrote:

How strong is a printed circuit board or silicon chip ? I doubt it would do
well if dropped any more than a pc would S. Don't mean to be sarcastic,
but if you make a microscopic crack in the circuit board it's a goner.

"Altawaowr" wrote in message
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Has anyone ever dropped a Grundig S350? How flimsy are they when
dropped? Would you consider giving one to a building contractor?

Circuit boards are tough. Mostly fiberglass, glue and copper.

Silicon is pretty sturdy. You can drop a wafer on the desk without it
breaking.

--
Telamon
Ventura, California

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Has anyone ever dropped a Grundig S350? How flimsy are they when
dropped?
Well, " THE WHO" were famous for throwing TV's into bath Tubs..

Would you consider giving one to a building contractor?
- maybe, put a bungee cord on it so it could be tied down.

They aren't very tough. My wife gave me one for my birthday 3 days ago and
the bottom part of the antenna has already separated from the inner part and
spins around loosely. She bought it through somebody like Amazon or Barnes &
Noble so I guess I'm screwed as far as getting a new antenna. Hp
"Diverd4777" wrote in message
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In article , Altawaowr
writes:


Has anyone ever dropped a Grundig S350? How flimsy are they when
dropped?
Well, " THE WHO" were famous for throwing TV's into bath Tubs..

Would you consider giving one to a building contractor?
- maybe, put a bungee cord on it so it could be tied down.

The antenna part I'm referring to is the Black part of the antenna .
she just told me that she bought the radio at Best Buy
"Hp" wrote in message
news:XsyXb.39081$uV3.67460@attbi_s51...
They aren't very tough. My wife gave me one for my birthday 3 days ago and
the bottom part of the antenna has already separated from the inner part
and
spins around loosely. She bought it through somebody like Amazon or Barnes
&
Noble so I guess I'm screwed as far as getting a new antenna. Hp
"Diverd4777" wrote in message
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In article , Altawaowr
writes:


Has anyone ever dropped a Grundig S350? How flimsy are they when
dropped?
Well, " THE WHO" were famous for throwing TV's into bath Tubs..

Would you consider giving one to a building contractor?
- maybe, put a bungee cord on it so it could be tied down.

On 2004-02-13 said:
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Has anyone ever dropped a Grundig S350? How flimsy are they when
dropped? Would you consider giving one to a building contractor?

Judging from what I've seen in secondhand shops and at fleamarkets and yard
sales, portable radios regularly get dropped, banged around, seriously
dented, and often mortally wounded. Occasionally, some of them get
"repairs" that would, in the world of medical treatment on injured humans,
be analogous to something between quackery and fraudulent medical practice.

I'm quite sure that enough Grundig S-350's have been sold now that some have
been dropped more than once, and quite a number have, no doubt, not survived
the experience.

I did drop my S-350 onto a concrete floor from about 80 centimeters up,
(about two and one-half feet), and its fall was cushionned by thin carpet.
The radio did not care.

Would I give it to a building contractor? Of course not! He'd have to buy
it from me. He has more money than I do, so he can afford to buy his own.
Would I reccommend one to a building contractor? You bet I would, no
hesitations, no reservations.

Since the S-350 is in that size class that even many in this group would
consider too large to be truly portable, I don't think you'd have to worry
about the building contractor carrying the S-350 around on a jobsite trying
to listen to Radio Nacional de Colombia while supervising his Mexican
carpenters, bricklayers, plumbers, and electricians. He'd want a
shirt-pocket-sized model for carrying around on the jobsite. The S-350
could live on the desk back in the office, or in the site manager's trailor.

As for the small and rather soft drop, the S-350 has no battle scars of any
kind, internally or externally to indicate that it has yet been used as a
portable radio.

Reply to:
Brent Reynolds, Atlanta, GA USA

A small object that is accidentally dropped will hide.

"Hp" wrote in message news:XsyXb.39081$uV3.67460@attbi_s51...
They aren't very tough. My wife gave me one for my birthday 3 days ago and
the bottom part of the antenna has already separated from the inner part and
spins around loosely. She bought it through somebody like Amazon or Barnes &
Noble so I guess I'm screwed as far as getting a new antenna. Hp

If it came with a warranty, all it takes is a phone call to Eton Corp
and they will send you a new antenna or repair the set. Phone or
email Eton. Just go to: http://www.etoncorp.com/

I e-mailed them over the w/e we'll see just how good they are. I do like the
radio and I'm having a ball seeing what I can listen too! Hp
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"Hp" wrote in message
news:XsyXb.39081$uV3.67460@attbi_s51...
They aren't very tough. My wife gave me one for my birthday 3 days ago
and
the bottom part of the antenna has already separated from the inner part
and
spins around loosely. She bought it through somebody like Amazon or
Barnes &
Noble so I guess I'm screwed as far as getting a new antenna. Hp

If it came with a warranty, all it takes is a phone call to Eton Corp
and they will send you a new antenna or repair the set. Phone or
email Eton. Just go to: http://www.etoncorp.com/

I have not dropped one but I have kicked one across the room on
purpose.


On Tue, 17 Feb 2004 03:05:05 GMT, "Hp"
wrote:

I e-mailed them over the w/e we'll see just how good they are. I do like the
radio and I'm having a ball seeing what I can listen too! Hp
"Gary" wrote in message
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"Hp" wrote in message
news:XsyXb.39081$uV3.67460@attbi_s51...
They aren't very tough. My wife gave me one for my birthday 3 days ago
and
the bottom part of the antenna has already separated from the inner part
and
spins around loosely. She bought it through somebody like Amazon or
Barnes &
Noble so I guess I'm screwed as far as getting a new antenna. Hp

If it came with a warranty, all it takes is a phone call to Eton Corp
and they will send you a new antenna or repair the set. Phone or
email Eton. Just go to: http://www.etoncorp.com/