[ICOM] RL13 problem in IC-765

[bonddaleena at aol.com]

Bert, I have a 761 that had the same problem. The relays are available, 
and Icom's REAL proud of them. I figger that I had nothing to lose by 
trying to 'fix' it. The slightest 'tap' anywhere on the radio would 
cause the sensitivity to drop like the att was switched in. Man, it was 
annoying!!!
Yes, there is a lot of disassembly involved. Fortunately, Icom made all 
the many connectors different, so there was no chance of mis-plugging 
them.
After you get to the relay, snap the clear plastic cover off. I took a 
small strip of business card stock which had been soaked with DeOxit 5.
The radio gets used daily (about 2 months since the 'fix') and the 
problem has NOT returned.
This relay is used in a LOT of older Icoms and has always been a source 
of problems.

ron

N4UE


-----Original Message-----
From: Bert Almemo <balmemo at sympatico.ca>
To: 'ICOM Reflector' <icom at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Fri, 2 Jan 2009 3:30 pm
Subject: [ICOM] RL13 problem in IC-765



Happy New Year all,

I think I have a problem with RL13 on the Tuner Unit relay board in a 
765.
According to the service manual it looks like I have to remove the side
panel of the chassis and the whole tuner unit to access the relay. Is 
this
the way to do it or are there any short cuts to get to the relay? 
Thanks.

73 Bert, VE3OBU

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