[1000mp] ft1000mp, problems,erattic when turned on cold !!!

[9m6xro at amsat.org]

Hi Dan

I had the same fault a couple of years ago. It was the power supply.
Sometimes it would not start at all but if left switched on it would
finally work, maybe after a few hours!

I took the power supply to a local marine radio repair shop here in East
Malaysia. They tested it for several days and could not replicate the
fault. I got it home put it back into the rig and it worked for a little
while then the same thing happened. I was going to U.K. so I took the
power supply with me to have it checked there. I shipped it off to the
workshop and they checked it - just like in East Malaysia it worked
perfectly, the fault did not appear but the technician re-soldered all
the joints anyway.

I brought it back home, fitted it back in the rig and the fault appeared
again :-(( At that point I left the rig switched on for a couple of days
(there was no sign of power, no LED's lit, nothing) but it eventually
came to life and started working normally. That was 2 or 3 years ago and
it has worked fine ever since -- no parts were replaced or renewed so
figure that one out!! Thing is others have come across exactly the same
problem.

BTW I checked the rig using an external DC supply when I had the mains
power supply out and there was nothing wrong with the transceiver
itself.

Not much help but that's my story - my advice? - leave it switched on
for a day or two and see what happens!

73 - John - 9M6XRO

  

  

On Sunday, November 27, 2011 3:24 PM, "daniel gage" <kc4eis at gmail.com>
wrote:
> hi guys
> i have a 1000mp works great as long as its warm !!  when you first turn
> it
> on in the morning cold, if its below 60 degrees it will come on and act
> crazy, it will turn on and off the front panel buttons for a few minutes
> !!!! then it will settle down and be ok, after you fix all your settings
> !!! if you try before you give it time, it wont accept any commands!! 
> any
> ideas?? cold solder joints???  cables???
> thx from dan   kc4eis at gmail.com
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