[ICOM] ICOM IC2KL PS question

[Gary Fiber]

Page 4 of the Icom 2KL manual, I downloaded it,  shows moving the metal 
jumpers.  You move those only so far as I remember and not touch the 
transformer wiring.
The manual is confusing as I remember.
Is has been 15 years since i worked at Icom doing telephone and email 
product support....Kuni used to do most of the 2 KL service but he retired.
Scott Malcom, of Malcom Technical Support,  might also know. 
mts at toledotel.com He prefers email he generally will answer in a day.

This information is given freely as I am not interested in paying for a 
transformer.
I hope Other owners who have one, I don't,  will likely chime in too.

Gary K8IZ

On 10/13/2016 11:18 PM, Bill Wehling wrote:
> I have an IC2KL with matching PSU.  Wiring it up for 220V, the owners 
> manual is not a lot of help, other than the jumpers.
> The manual shows that 1 of the pair of transformers has an orange wire 
> going to 0V, and a blue to 117V (Call this transformer A)
> On B, there are 2 blue wires and an orange.  The orange goes to 0V 
> marking, with the blue wire from the jumper going to 117V.  There is 
> another
> blue wire connected to the 100V mark.  When wired for 100 or 200V, the 
> manual seems to indicate that there should be blue wires connected to 
> 0V and 100V.  For 220, it appears that there is a blue to 0 and one to 
> 117V, with the orange moved to 100V.  Since it is not in color, cannot 
> be positive.
> The actual issue is that when wired up (left wires as it came from the 
> factory for 235V), the main relay that is switched on by the switch on 
> the amp (RL1) begins to chatter and arc inside.  It does not do this 
> when wired for 117V.  The PSU seem to power the amp, but this activity 
> cannot be good. So, question is this- does anyone know for sure how 
> this PSU should be wired for US 220-240 V?
>
>
> One other minor thing-  Does any one have a working Icom UT-66 speech 
> module?
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> Bill Wehling
> Amateur radio N5VE
>
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