[Icom] PW1 Antenna tuner repairs

[Gary R.]

Bob,
the entire PW-1 service manual is available for download as a .pdf file at
http://www.mods.dk/.
Gary



Bob Marzari wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I smoked the two variable caps in the tuner. The amp is located in basement
> below me and I was hot and heavy into the 160M CW contest last weekend a had
> an antenna problem. The problem caused the caps to arc over and ruined them.
>
> I took the top cover off and with needle nose pliers managed to remove the 2
> badly warped plates on one cap and one on the other. This allowed me to see
> if any of the other support circuitry was damaged. It wasn't and it tunes
> fine but of course that was into a 50 ohm load. It will sorely miss that
> capacitance I removed when in the real world.
>
> I do not have a manual, I ordered one today and two caps from Icom. Has
> anyone replaced them on this reflector and has some tips?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Love my PW-1
>
> Bob, W3PT
>
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