[ICOM] Re: IC-228 lighting problem

David S. McCallum w7sac at juno.com
Sun Jan 29 09:47:14 EST 2006


Morning Guy, Mac what is ever easiest for you, I'll pay for what ever you
do. The schematic is all I really need right now to try and fix the lites
but it would be nice to have a service manual for future use. I'll leave
it up to you and like I said will pay for what ever you do. Thanks Mac #2

On Sun, 29 Jan 2006 13:54:44 GMT "D C (Mac) Macdonald" <k2gkk at juno.com>
writes:
> Well, Mac, I have the pdf file on the 228 manual
> but it's 18 Mb and I am limited by juno to 5 Mb.
> I also have a genuine Icom Service Manual which
> I used for my lamp replacement.\
> 
> I guess I could put it on a CD-ROM and mail it or
> might be able to print a copy of the schematics
> and mail that.  Large schematics would have to be
> split into 8.5 x 11 inch segments.
> 
> Mac, K2GKK/5
> 
> 
> 
> -- "David S. McCallum" <w7sac at juno.com> wrote:
> 
> To: icom at mailman.qth.net
> Date: Sat, 28 Jan 2006 22:33:56 -0600
> Subject: Re: [ICOM] Re:  IC-228 lighting problem
> From: "David S. McCallum" <w7sac at juno.com>
> 
> Hi Mac, well I don't have a service manual and when I try
> to down load it says it is corrupt and won't open it, I
> think we discussed this awhile back.  So my buddy and I
> disassembled the front panel and all the bulbs appear to
> check ok but won't light up (panel back ground lights).
> 
> We're trying to find a schematic so we can check further.
> 
> ...Mac #2. 
> 
>  
> On Sun, 29 Jan 2006 01:40:09 GMT "D C (Mac) Macdonald" 
> <k2gkk at juno.com>
> writes:
> > What's your lighting problem?  I replaced
> > the dead lamps in my 228A and 228H with
> > grain-of-wheat lamps from Radio Shack.
> > 
> > Not terribly hard if you have the service
> > manual and not very expensive either.  Not
> > worth the time and effort for me to go LED.
> > 
> > 73  ---  Mac, K2GKK/5
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > -- "David S. McCallum" <w7sac at juno.com> wrote:
> > To: icom at mailman.qth.net
> > Date: Sat, 28 Jan 2006 16:38:22 -0600
> > Subject: Re: [ICOM] Schematic and board layout for HM-14 needed
> > From: "David S. McCallum" <w7sac at juno.com>
> > 
> > Hey Mac I'm still trying to find one for my lighting
> > problem on my -228H.....Any ideas????, Mac (another one)
> 
> 
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