[1000mp] Spare part...

[Roy Westra]

I would check Ebay , Craigslist, Eham, QRZ  or any of the other on line
auctions etc for another one with issues and make one good one out of the
two bad ones, just a thought.
Roy
AA6QQ

On Tue, Dec 22, 2009 at 12:28 PM, Gert Christiansen <gertc at aditus.dk> wrote:

> Dear Group,
>
> I own a FT1000MP that I purchased in damaged condition and attempted to
> repair, but with rather limited luck.
>
> It sort of works, but only when i use the CAT interface and e.g. Ham
> Radio Deluxe for remote control - none of the front panel controls
> responds, except for the VFO knobs. It appears not to transmit anything
> when i key it.
>
> The damage was done during transport when, somehow, the radio got a
> (hard, I believe) blow to the main VFO tuning knob. The blow crushed the
> middle part of the PCB immediately behind the front panel - the one with
> all the push buttons on it. A lot of the PCB tracks were broken and the
> PCB it self rather warped. The most damage was done to the area around
> connector for the ribbon cable just behind the VFO tuning encoder. I
> tried to repair it a couple of times by wiring the connections with thin
> isolated copper wire, but the result ended up as described. The damage
> to the mechanicals on the front plate with the tuning knob and the
> encoder has been fixed successfully. Maybe there are additional damage
> that I can't see.
>
> I've given up on the PCB repair and have started scouring the net for
> spare parts. So far i haven't had any success. (I've also tried to ask
> Yaesu through proper channels, but no luck there either).
>
> Is it possible to obtain a new PCB to replace the broken one somewhere?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Vy 73 de OZ4AGM
>
> Gert Christiansen, Denmark
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