[1000mp] Part found loose inside my Mk. V

[Jeff Maass]

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> [mailto:1000mp-bounces at mailman.qth.net]On Behalf Of John Becker
> Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2005 12:54 PM
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> Subject: [1000mp] Part found loose inside my Mk. V
> 
> 
> I recently had my Mk. V open to perform the various mods. The only other 
> time I have had the radio open was to install filters. I found what 
> appears to be a spring contact for a shield or cover. It was loose, but 
> was wedged between a couple of metal parts on the far right side of the 
> radio just behind the front panel. It is brass colored and measures 12mm 
> x 4mm. There is about a 30 degree bend at one end, and also solder at 
> that end. Apparently it was soldered to something in the radio and 
> somehow broke loose. I looked for a place where it could have come from, 
> but didn't see anything. I didn't want to disassemble the radio any more 
> 
> 73,
> 
> John, K9MM
> 

John:

We found a ground strap similar in description to what
you found loose at one end in one of the FT-1000MP
transceivers at the Signal Point PJ2T station.

It was on the RX2 board on the right side of the radio, 
at the top-right of the board (near J8002). There's a 
large open shield box there, and this piece was supposed
to be soldered to one of the sides of that box to ground
it. The other end was a "trapped fit" under a mounting 
bracket at the top of the radio.

I recall that this was an aluminum strap, though, and not
obviously brass colored. Width was about 4mm, but it was
much longer.

Something to look at...

73,

  Jeff K8ND