[Kenwood] Sick TS-950S

[kk2ed at comcast.net]

Correction - make that the 48v pass transistor. Memory confusion after owning 940s and 950s.  Thanks for the reminder, Cliff.



-------------- Original message -------------- 
From: "Eric Dobrowansky" <kk2ed at comcast.net> 

> Most likely the 28v high current pass transistor and/or the finals are 
> blown/shorted if the 7.5 amp fuse keeps blowing. 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Bob Arenella" 
> To: 
> Sent: Sunday, September 30, 2007 11:03 PM 
> Subject: [Kenwood] Sick TS-950S 
> 
> 
> Hello all, 
> New to the list. I recently picked up a TS-950S that has a 
> problem. I found the 7.5 amp fuse in the power supply was blown. Replace it, 
> powered up & the display came on for a fraction of a second & fuse blew 
> again. I don't know the history of this rig, as the seller was not a ham. He 
> knew it had a problem & sold it for a price so low I couldn't pass it up. 
> Cosmetically, it's a 9.5. 
> 
> Any common problems with this rig? Is there a schematic 
> for this rig online? Thanks for reading this! 
> 
> Regards, 
> Rob 
> N2OAM 
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