[Icom] Fw: IC751A caps mod

Wed, 30 Oct 2002 15:21:24 -0300

Ok, thanks for the info.
Best regards.
Daniel Nieto.
CE3HRX
----- Original Message -----
From: "Marsh Parker" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2002 2:46 PM
Subject: Re: [Icom] Fw: IC751A caps mod


> Daniel,
> I am in the process of changing the plastic trimmers now.  I did not
> completely remove the shield cover, but bent it back enough to pull the
> plastic trimmers out.  Use plenty of de-soldering braid to get the cover
> off and to remove the parts.  I had changed out the other electrolytics
> earlier.  My display was very erratic.  The only trimmer I have had
> trouble with was the lower frequency one, but I am going to change out
> all of them.
> Good luck,
> 73,
> Marsh NC7V
>
> Daniel I. Nieto wrote:
>
> >
> >I am about to do the famous repair for replacing the caps in the radio
due to garbled sound on LSB sometimes, until radio settles down and becomes
usefull.
> >I just got the trimmers, caps & resistors from Icom in order to undertake
the repair but before doing so, given the fact is not a small undertaking, I
was wondering if anybody has done such repair and had some word of advice
for me in doing so.
> >What concerns me most is changing the plastic trimmers inside the metal
case PLL and have the radio work afterwards, since I do not know how to
adjust those new trimmers. Is there a bird's eye view to go about this?.
> >Any suggestion/recommendation regarding this or other issue in  my 751A
repair, will be greatly appreciated, given the fact I am on the side of the
world and service for old radios is not easy to come by, oddly enough, you
can get any kind of new stuff & technology repaired.
> >I have been living with this problem for a while now, always waiting for
the radio to settle down before using it, but it is becoming worse and very
annoying so I just have to do the Icom suggested fix I found on their site,
very common for these radios as I learned afterwards. Other than that, I am
very happy with my radio and would never think of selling it.
> >Best regards to all from the other side of the world.
> >Daniel Nieto.
> >CE3HRX
> >
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