[Premium-Rx] Racal 6790/GM damaged in transit

[mikea]

On Fri, Nov 17, 2006 at 12:30:43AM -0800, simonluttrell at yahoo.com wrote:
> Oh dear! After successfully shipping my Racal RA3017 rx to Thailand,
> I tried the same thing with my 6790/GM. Unfortunately, the nice
> chaps at the airport dropped it....
>
>   The casing is bent on the corner housing the PSU. If I power up,
> the only indication of 'life' is a random number on the frequency
> display. No sound and none of the controls work.
>
>   Opening the case reveals no obvious sign of damage. When powered
> up there are 3 red leds lit on the front circuit board, just near
> the on/off switch. There is no other sign of life and the 'fault'
> light is not lit.
>
>   Any suggestions where to start? I'm an electronics engineer, but
> here in Phuket the text equipment is limited to a multimeter and wet
> finger :)

Bummer. 

First reseat all connectors and cards, checking further for damage as
you do so; then check voltages. Further advice will have to come from 
someone who knows the gear and/or has the Fine Manual. 

You *do* have the Fine Manual, yes?

-- 
Mike Andrews, W5EGO
mikea at mikea.ath.cx
Tired old sysadmin