[1000mp] Spare part...

[Gert Christiansen]

Hi Stan,

I feared as much and I'll hate to chop it up, but perhaps you're right.
Maybe I can recover the costs selling the parts though. We'll see.

Thanks!

Brgds,
Getr




Stan, W1LE wrote:
> Hello Gert,
> 
> It is time to "bite the bullet" and consider it you parts unit.
> 
> Part it out and sell the individual parts that are not damaged
> 
> I would expect a very low likelihood of new assemblies from Yaesu,
> at any cost $$$.
> 
> The FT-1000MP is a couple of generations old and probably no
> longer logistically supportable by Yaesu. You are on your own.
> 
> I hope you were able to purchase it at a very good price.
> 
> If you do make it work, You will have achieved a new profession in life 
> as a FT-1000MP engineer.
> Let folks know, so you can fix their's.
> 
> I like my MP's
> 
> Stan, W1LE     Cape Cod    FN41sr
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Gert Christiansen 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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