[1000mp] Failed FP-29 Power Supply

[Richard Thorne]

R,R Hal:

I agree, I'm packing both units up to for the trip to California tomorrow.

In the mean time I still have my remote hf station which has more 
effective antennas than at home.  I'm glad I have the remote for the VU7 
expedition.

Rich  - N5ZC


Harold Mandel wrote:
> When your house gets hit by lightning and you have a homeowner
> policy the provision in your fire policy should cover lightning damage.
>
> If the radio was off and the power supply on, it seems that a spike
> might have entered through the a.c. wiring or through the RF frame
> and then went through the radio frame to the power supply and then
> to the a.c. electrical ground.
>
> Either way, Rich, you still spent thousands on the radio and
> a hundred in shipping to determine if there's collateral damage
> is but a fraction.
>
> Hal
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: 1000mp-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:1000mp-bounces at mailman.qth.net]
> On Behalf Of Richard Thorne
> Sent: Thursday, November 30, 2006 3:13 PM
> To: All about Yaesu 1000mp
> Subject: Re: [1000mp] Failed FP-29 Power Supply
>
> Pete/Harold:
>
> Thanks for the replies.
>
> I feel that the damage took place due to the wind/snow static through 
> the antenna system.  Or maybe it came through via the mains, but I don't 
> think that is likely.
>
> The more I think about it I probably should send both the rig and supply 
> back.  At the time I heard the pop the rig was actually off, but the 
> supply was on. 
>
> Hopefully this won't be an expensive repair, if it is I'm hopeful that 
> my home owners policy will come through on this one. A quick call to my 
> agent confirmed a $500 deductable.  However, we are talking about 
> insurance companies so I'm hesitant here.
>
> Rich - N5ZC
>
>
> Richard Thorne wrote:
>   
>> I believe I have a bad FP-29 power supply.  I was using my Mark V 200 
>> watt rig last night, heard a pop that sounded like it came from the 
>> supply and the rig went off.
>>
>> When I turn the supply on and off the LED comes on bright but quickly 
>> dims, and the rig will not turn on.
>>
>> I put my volt meter across the output of the supply I get zip.
>>
>> When this happened my rig was connected to the antenna, the wind was 
>> howling as well as snowing.  Is there any chance I took a hit via the 
>> antenna that some how took out the supply?
>>
>> My question is should I send the rig in along with the supply or just 
>> the supply?  It sure would save on shipping if I did not have to send 
>> the rig in.
>>
>> Rich - N5ZC
>>
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