[-] [ICOM] 746 pro auto tuner problems

[Jim M.]

I just had a failure in the tuner of my IC-775DSP.  It was a faulty stepper
motor, one of two small motors that drive two variable capacitors.  I don't
know if your tuner is the same design, but I suspect that it is.  Got a
replacement motor from Icom for $35 and replaced it myself.

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Sent: Monday, September 10, 2007 10:23 PM
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Subject: Re: [-] [ICOM] 746 pro auto tuner problems

Ed Yeary escribió:
	> Ok when tuned into a dummy load no joy there either. It doesn't
even
> begin to tune. I switched antennas and it still wouldn't tune. Tunes 6 
> fine (apparently) but won't do it on the rest of the hf bands and I have 
> tried them all. It starts to tune with the click click but then the swr 
> shoots high and the tuner kicks out in all trials.
> Ed  W4TEY
> 
	You may have a sticky relay (which selects coil taps). Only way to
go 
is to desolder and checking them one at a time.

Best regards
Guillermo - LU8EYW.
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