[Kenwood] TS-530 problem

[John Miller]

Hi all, I have a question.
Doing someone a favor, I acquired a Kenwood TS-530S. I was checking it out 
to see how well it worked, about 2 minutes after turning it on came like a 
relay sound which is unexplained, I heard the one about the vox being on and 
I can say it wasn't and there was no mic or key plugged in to the radio. 
Anyway, about 15 seconds after that relay type sound, it's still receiving, 
but then came a snap, lout 60 cycle hum out of the speaker I believe, and 
increasingly loud snapping, crackling and popping form the radio in the 
about 5-10 seconds it took me to get to the plug which was slightly warm. 
Smells like a capacitor or the like, I find nothing overly obvious just very 
quickly pulling the top cover off, but does anyone have any idea what I 
might check, and more importantly, is it worth my while to fix it? I was 
thinking filter caps, which look new, but there is no obvious sign of them 
being blown. As I said, I'm hoping the person will take it back but no word 
in 3 days and I'm not playing games, I'll either hear from him in the next 
few days or I won't, after that I'll either fix it and decide what to do 
with it, probably unload it on eBay, or part it out and unload it. I was 
going to check it out for a weekend or 2 and sell it anyway since I don't 
have room for it and like my TS-830 a lot better.
Heater was on, supposedly the radio ran fine last weekend for a little 
while. I don't feel like, or have time to tear this thing all apart to see 
what's up, I'd like an idea what to look for if anyone has anything. I'm 
only sure it's nothing I did.
John Miller N1UMJ
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