[SignalOne] Warning about Signal/One capacitors

[Jerry Kessler]

Bill,

Your message followed on the heels of a couple of Mil-Spec 1030 
posts.  Were you referring to the 1030 concerning power supply 
capacitors or the CX7/CX11 radios?  Or, just Signal One radios in general?

Thanks,

Jerry Kessler
N4JL


At 06:11 PM 6/26/2016, Bill Turini wrote:


>This list is for discussions regarding collecting, repair, use and 
>sale of Signal/One radios and accessories.
>
>Documentation on Signal/One radios can be found at 
>http://www.hamanuals.com and several other sites on the Web.
>
>.
>Folks
>
>I thought I'd send out a friendly warning about dying capacitors in 
>Signal/One radios.  In the past several months, there have been 4 
>reported cases of power supply capacitors failing and causing damage 
>to the radio.
>
>If you're lucky, the capacitor just fails and causes no problems, if 
>not, damage can extend from burning PC board traces from a shorted 
>capacitor to having to clean out tiny bits of a capacitor that has 
>exploded.  All of which have been reported.
>
>What this means is that the capacitors used in Signal/One radios are 
>nearing the end of their useful life and should be replaced. Several 
>of the list members have proactively begun to replace their PS 
>capacitors while you can still purchase them.  Though not cheap, 
>it's cheaper than having to rebuild the circuit board with bits of 
>wire and epoxy and also having to purchase the capacitors.
>
>I urge all of you to give some consideration to replacing your 
>capacitors, if you haven't done so already.
>
>73s
>
>Bill
>
>--
>*Bill Turini*
>*KA4GAV*
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