APX6000 Volume Switch

[madradshop]

Has anyone ever found a source for just the Vol switch for the APX6000 radios?

Of course you can get it by buying the control top (NHN7015E) but kind of leaves
a bad taste in the mouth, shelling out $1,133.62 for essentially just the switch..

I did some research several years ago, and as I recall it was very hard to track down this particular part.
And I contacted the company, but never got a response. (and wondering if Motorola may even have a stake in the company)

 

[dgruver911]

Is this an APX6000li AN? Those are notorious for loose volume knobs. We send ours to Sunny Communications in Colorado, they have fixed probably a dozen of them for us at $650 a piece. They come back as tight and reliable as the BN APX6000.

 

[MTS2000des]

The part is an OEM contract part and the supplier will not sell them to anyone else. Gotta love the fix being in. Sunny's does good work. Being the AN's are off the support matrix, you're on your own to source a repair/replacement.

 

[PhillyFireFeed]

There are reputable radio parts websites out there that sell the Top Control Module for about $300-400. If you know someone with experience repairing electronics, it's really not that hard to replace. In fact, I'm pretty sure there is a YouTube video or two out there that show you the steps to disassemble. As was stated above, that radio is well outside the window for Mother M to repair it, so you really don't have much to lose! I've personally done 3 or 4 of these swaps for that exact reason. You can even get away with not using the spanner they tell you to use if you have a pair of snap ring pliers.

 

[otobmark]

Been a few years but there was a guy in UK KNICKERLESSPARSONS I think was his name who got me Motorola parts such as APX chassis and top heads oem new at half or less than I could find elsewhere. We talked and he got the parts from Germany who got them from US. Around the world and back cheaper! I think his email was the above alias at hotmail.

 

[PARTHCITY]

You can find the volume pots on Ebay for about $10, but you gotta find someone who knows how to solder well. Another option would be used two-way radios.com. They're $50 flat rate covers one part replacement, and the volume knob is included.

 

[Dreamr]

The top control assy for all APX portable models except 8000 is nla. Shame really. If you can find the pot, it's not hard to replace.

 

[n7maq-1]

We have a few harvested ones in stock. Drop me a PM when you can.

 

[surfacemount]

Been a few years but there was a guy in UK KNICKERLESSPARSONS I think was his name who got me Motorola parts such as APX chassis and top heads oem new at half or less than I could find elsewhere. We talked and he got the parts from Germany who got them from US. Around the world and back cheaper! I think his email was the above alias at hotmail.

Came here exactly to recommend him. I live in the US, and have never had a problem with transactions. Wonder, based on that other post, what an AN XE control top would cost now, guessing they are harvesting them from dud frames or something.

 

[scfd4]

you can still use a BN revision assembly on them if you want an oem option, they cost quite a bit though. The only issue you face is that the top display will have to be swapped from the AN version into it because the internal display hardware and drivers are different. ive done this on a non XE AN radio and only had to swap top displays and it works perfectly fine.

 

[madradshop]

You can find the volume pots on Ebay for about $10, but you gotta find someone who knows how to solder well. Another option would be used two-way radios.com. They're $50 flat rate covers one part replacement, and the volume knob is included.

Can you provide a link to this elusive pot?
Thanks!

 

[FFPM571]

You can find the volume pots on Ebay for about $10, but you gotta find someone who knows how to solder well. Another option would be used two-way radios.com. They're $50 flat rate covers one part replacement, and the volume knob is included.

You sure about that cost as Bill quoted me $450 flat rate tuned and aligned

 

[PARTHCITY]

Can you provide a link to this elusive pot?
Thanks!

Radio Repair | UsedTwoWayRadios.com

usedtwowayradios.com

I would also try calling them prior to shipping just to make sure.

 

[PARTHCITY]

You sure about that cost as Bill quoted me $450 flat rate tuned and aligned

That's what I have been charged in the past, but I don't think I got any tuning or alignment in that service.