[ICOM] IC-765 Power Supply

[Michael P. Olbrisch]

Test them with an ohm meter to be sure in your case (not modified).  But in
every ICOM I have ever owned, those two contacts are the front panel switch
to turn on and off the AC to the power supply.

Good luck.

Mike.  KD9KC.
El Paso, Texas.

> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:icom-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Mike Thornton
> Sent: Monday, September 04, 2006 5:28 AM
> To: icom at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: [ICOM] IC-765 Power Supply
> 
> Hi everybody.  I have been having problems with the
> internal power supply in my 765.  Sometimes it
> momentarily shuts down and then comes right back.  I
> took it apart and re-soldered the little copper strip.
>  That seems to have had no impact on the problem.  I
> have decided to power the rig from an external Astron
> linear supply, if possible.  I notice that all 6 pins
> coming from the internal supply are used.  4 seem to
> carry the high current, and two appear to do something
> else.  I assume some kind of switching.  I could dig
> into the schematic and find out, but I  thought one of
> you might have already powered your 765 with an
> external supply and you could clue me in as to what
> those extra 2 wires coming out of the internal supply
> do, and whether or not I need to worry about them. 
> Thanks very much for your help.
> 
> 73,
> Mike, WC0L