[Kenwood] TS-570 dead

[Clif Holland]

Sure, the internal protection diode has shorted. It's there for just that 
occurrence and did it's job.

Clif Holland KA5IPF
www.avvid.com




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Brian Jones" <g0ukb at ivarc.org.uk>
To: <kenwood at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, June 13, 2009 10:46 AM
Subject: [Kenwood] TS-570 dead


>A colleague inadvertantly connected our club's TS-570 with the wrong
> power polarity (the fault could have been there before this but I'm
> suspecting this was the cause) . The rig now appears short circuit (ie
> the external PSU is folding down to v low V and 30A output).
>
> The rig wasn't switched on at the time but I'm assuming it is a soft
> start so the reverse polarity has destroyed something in the rigs
> power or control circuitry.
>
> Any thoughts?
>
> Thanks
>
> Brian G0UKB
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