[Kenwood] Dg-5 Not working. Help needed

[Darrell Drake]

Sounds like a short in the DG-5 unit. Have you chk'd it internally?
Cheers....
Darrell
VA3DG/VE3DDG

> Hello just got through re arranging the shack. As I leaned over the TS520s
> to connect the DG-5 II accidentally powered everything off. hit the power
> switch. I did this at the same time I was plugging in the power cord from
> the DG-5. I heard a slight click/pop. I then noticed that the rig was on.
I
> shut everything down.  I then I turned it back on the radio was ok but no
> display from the DG5. I then did the following.
> 1. I replaced the 2AMP fuse on the back off the radio.
> 2. Fired up the radio still nothing from the DG-5
> 3. Shut it down and checked the 2 Amp fuse it was blown.
> 4. Again I replaced the 2AMP fuse on the back off the radio.
> 5. Fired it up still nothing from the DG5.
> 6. Shut it down and found that again the 2 Amp fuse was blown.
> 7. I replaced the 2 amp fuse and removed the power cord from the DG-5 .
> 8. Fired up the rig and let it run for 30 minutes.
> 9. Shut off the rig and checked the 2 amp fuse it was fine.
> 10. Let everything sit for 24 hours. Plugged back in the DG05 Powered on
> the radio.
> 11. Nothing from the DG-5, Shut it down and checked the fuse it was
> blown
>  The radio is working great. The Dg-5 was working fine prior to this
> incident.
> Any ideas??   Thanks Jim