[1000mp] FT-1000MP panel switches not responding.

[Graeme. G4CKH]

Hi John and others with suggestions to your prob.
I seem to remember a while back i had the same prob and it turned out to be
as one of the correspondents told.......one of my front panel buttons was
pushed in and stuck.......easing out the button cured the fault.
dont ask me which button .....it was a while ago.
hope that the prob turns out to be simple and "inexpensive !"

73 de Graeme......G4CKH.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Kasrich" <aj9c at indy.rr.com>
To: "All about Yaesu 1000mp" <1000mp at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, January 23, 2005 3:37 PM
Subject: Re: [1000mp] FT-1000MP panel switches not responding.


> This may be a long shot but......When I received my MKV back from Yaesu
> none of the buttons would work.  I figured one of the buttons was
> stuck.  I picked up the rig and shook it around up and down side to side
> etc. and then powered it back on.  Its been working since then.
>
> Give it a try who knows....
> Mike/aj9c
>
> Anthony Luscre K8ZT wrote:
>
> > John I had the same problem a few years back. I received the radio via
> > UPS and when powered up had same problem as you are having. I thought
> > there might be a loose connection on one of the ribbon cables that
> > connect front panel. I would check these first. Unfortunately that was
> > not my problem and eventually I had to ship unit off to Yaesu. It
> > turned out the problem was a hairline crack down the middle of control
> > circuit board. It was then obvious what had happened, due to the way
> > it was packed, during shipping, force had struck had the front main
> > tuning knob and cracked the board board behind it. It even slightly
> > bent the metal cross piece that supports the board. Check very
> > carefully because crack was very difficult to see. The replacement
> > board was not very expensive and can be a do it yourself repair.
> > Good luck
> >
> > John wrote:
> >
> >> Hi Group,
> >>
> >> I've just taken delivery of my first FT-1000MP and it has arrived
> >> with a fault. After switch on, none of the front panel switches
> >> respond, which mean I can't get into the menu system or even do a
> >> complete CPU reset. I've replaced the backup battery with a brand new
> >> one. hoping this was going to cure the problem, as this seems to be
> >> the major culprit of this symptom, but it's still faulty. The
> >> FT-1000MP is about seven years old, but in good condition. Any
> >> pointers would be most welcome, thank you.
> >>
> >> Regards,
> >> John MM0TKL.
> >>
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