[1000mp] Yaesu service backlog; symptoms

[Robert Shohet]

> >Exactly!  Unfortunately, a very good description indeed.  Your best bet
is
> >to buy the service manual and make all possible repairs yourself.
>
> If I were them, I'd have a triage process, but I sure wouldn't admit it to
> anyone.
>
> I wouldn't hesitate to do this for the clarifier encoder, if the alignment
> isue isn't too tough, but don't know where to start looking for the
Monitor
> rasp issue.  I'll ask them and see what they say, but do you have any
> ideas, Bob?

Hi Pete,

I'm not gifted technically so it is with great trepidation that I attempt
any "surgery" on my radios.  My attempt at replacing the MAX232WCE  SMT chip
was a disaster, but I have successfully replaced other things and diagnosed
other problems - often with the invaluable help of others on this reflector.

As far as the key clix issue (horrendous this weekend!) and other stuff,
Yaesu is still in denial so I can't offer any solutions.  Key clix aside
(which W8JI and others have addressed) maybe some of the more technically
savvy can offer solutions in a "how to" format for the rest of us?  All I
know is that it is better NOT to have to rely on Yaesu whenever possible -
and of course - that wonderful company called UPS that manages to make all
packages sent akin to  "running the gauntlet".

73

Bob KQ2M