[ICOM] Dead short in Icom 735

[Dave Shirk]

Dave,

Thanks for the info. K8SU sent me some info direct, and is going to  
follow up with details of the problem he had and fixed. Do you  
remember if this cap was on the Main board?

Thanks again,

Dave - KI4KQ

On May 13, 2008, at 7:50 PM, W. David Paperman wrote:

> It's been years, but I'll try to remember details:
>
> The same thing happened to the 735 I ran mobile for a
> number of years.
>
> It turned out to be a capacitor that APPEARED to have
> been a factory mod (maybe Gary can remember the
> details). A small electrolytic installed wiht one lead
> OFF the circuit boards had shorted. There was an
> obvious wiring addition to connect to the other lead
> of the capacitor.
>
> ibid: I purchased the radio new so it was not added by
> a previous owner. This item did NOT appear on the
> schematic that came with the the radio nor in the
> service manual.
>
> Sorry I can't remember more of the details. I did
> check my service manual but did not find a note on
> this incident. I have worked on a number of these,
> primarily repairing the encoders, but have not seen
> this mod in any other 735s'.
>
> Dave, W5WP