APX 4000 Accessory Mount

[Julian1]

Handheld APX4000 has a mounting surface for accessories. Mostly used for connecting lapel speaker/mike.

The small steel octagon fits in the housing’s plastic octagon. The thumbscrew of the lapel mike screws into that steel piece.
It came out of the radio housing again.
Suggestions??? Epoxy?

 

[Julian1]

 

[Julian1]

Hexagon, not octagon. 🤦🏻‍♂️ 😄

 

[KevinC]

What do you keep hitting it on? I see the contacts are messed up as well.

 

[mmckenna]

I'd try epoxy if this is a hobby use radio.

If it's a public safety use radio, get it recased. You don't want your ability to communicate depending on a gob of epoxy.

 

[Julian1]

What do you keep hitting it on? I see the contacts are messed up as well.

Used by an officer without the accessory cover.

 

[Julian1]

APX 4000

What should it cost to get the radio re-cased?

The PTT button is “high mileage” and when pressed, the radio chirps indicating loss of contact…then contact… over and over.

I'd try epoxy if this is a hobby use radio.

If it's a public safety use radio, get it recased. You don't want your ability to communicate depending on a gob of epoxy.

 

[mmckenna]

I don't know what it would cost.
You can sometimes buy after market cases, but they can be problematic. Swapping out the internals can be risky if you don't do it frequently.
If this is a radio used for public safety, get the agency to send it in.
If it's your radio for hobby use, then it is up to you.
Find out from your local Motorola shop would it would cost to have them do it. While it's there, see what it would cost to have them do an auto-alignment on it since it's a high-milage radio. You might be able to get a deal since it is there anyway.
Probably won't be cheap, though. New case might be expensive. Bench time runs in the $80 - $100 hour range.

 

[jeepsandradios]

You said its a public safety radio. Ship it to the depot and have it repaired. Why would you come on RR to ask what to do ?

 

[MTS2000des]

Flat rate repair is the best option. They'll usually replace the entire housing, tune and align it and update firmware. As mentioned, since this is a public safety subscriber radio, it should be handled and serviced by an authorized personnel, none of which are hanging out on radio hobbyist forums.

 

[wa8pyr]

Flat rate repair is the best option. They'll usually replace the entire housing, tune and align it and update firmware. As mentioned, since this is a public safety subscriber radio, it should be handled and serviced by an authorized personnel, none of which are hanging out on radio hobbyist forums.

Actually some of us do hang out on these forums, but having it handled and serviced by authorized personnel is the only acceptable option for an agency-owned radio. DIY repairs just don't cut it.

 

[PACNWDude]

APX 4000

What should it cost to get the radio re-cased?

The PTT button is “high mileage” and when pressed, the radio chirps indicating loss of contact…then contact… over and over.

This is from January 2022, and has most likely gone up a little. $515 for APX4000 flat rate.