[1000mp] MY FT-1000MP JUST WENT DEAD

[Tom K4AKC]

Hello Rainer,

In the 1998 version of the FT-1000MP (USA version), the external power connector at the rear panel connects to nothing.  In order to use external 12V power, you would have to open the enclosure, unplug the internal power supply from it’s connector.   Then route the cable from the external power connector to where the internal power supply was formerly connected.   

You would think there should be a switch to select either power source.  But that’s not the way it’s done on the 1998 version.  Your 1996 radio will likely require the above procedure in order to use external power.  

I had heard that there is an internal high voltage module that drives the display, but I have no experience with that.

Good luck,

Tom K4AKC





From: RADIO SM5LBR 
Sent: Saturday, October 30, 2021 7:02 AM
To: 1000mp at mailman.qth.net 
Subject: [1000mp] MY FT-1000MP JUST WENT DEAD
My MP is from around 1996. I have equipped it with the Inrad roofing filter
and it has done a very good job over the years, although it has been mostly
switched off during the last 10 years.
Listened to the contest today and it suddenly went dead. First it switched
off and on by itself a few times and then it went black. Could hear a slight
bump in the speaker and then nothing. Checked the mains fuse,
but it's ok. What I haven´t done yet is supplying it directly with 12 Volts,
since it could be the built-in power supply. Even though I'm waiting for a
new radio, I really don't feel getting rid of it yet.
Anybody has an idea?
73
Rainer SM5LBR
 
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