[Yaesu] FT 890 problems

[arttravels]

So Nothing so far worked.  Looks like I'll have to have it looked at by 
some pros.  If anyone out there knows someone that fixes Yaesu rigs and 
is a reliable person, please let me know.

About 8 years ago I had a IC745 that went bad and had AES look at it and 
fix it. They could not find the problem and told me the PC boards were 
no longer available.  Cost me $70.00 to get that answer.  Sold it for 
parts for $100.  Person that bought it repaired it with a .!5 cent 
diode.  I haven't dealt with AES since.

So Please if anyone knows a good fixer, let me know.

Art  WB9JKZ / W9BSA Trustee
Never take outing out of Scouting.

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On 9/5/2013 3:24 PM, arttravels wrote:
> OK,
>
> Tried a soft power up reset and did not change the problem.
>
> So next step was to replace the battery with a fresh one. Old battery 
> measured 3.0 volts which is lower than new batteries.  The one 
> replaced is the original battery from 1993, so it needed replacement 
> anyway.  Easy replacement as it had a snap in battery holder, no tabs. 
> and behind the front panel.
>
> Did a soft restart no luck, the service manual shows a hard restart 
> switch near the front panel on the bottom side.  No such switch on my 
> ft890.  There was a switch near the bottom back, so I tried that for a 
> hard reset, but no luck.
>
> So I'm back to wondering what went south in the unit.
>
> Thanks for the clues so far.
>
> Art  WB9JKZ
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>
> On 9/4/2013 9:34 PM, Dr. Gerald N. Johnson wrote:
>> Try a simple power up reset. It could be that the memory hold battery 
>> just went dead and the controller comes up with bad settings. A power 
>> up reset will start it clean. The battery usually has solder tabs and 
>> is soldered in place. Since its circuit is never off, soldering has 
>> to be done with care and an ungrounded soldering iron.
>>
>> 73, Jerry, K0CQ
>>
>> On 9/4/2013 6:24 PM, arttravels wrote:
>>> I have an FT890 that was working one day and the next day when I turned
>>> the radio on the following problem happened.
>>>
>>> when turning on the unit the frequency display blinks on and off. At 
>>> the
>>> same time the meter goes from zero to almost max deflection.
>>>
>>> Does anyone know where the problem exists and can it be easily fixed??
>>>
>>> Also if it is not an easy fix, does anyone know a good person that can
>>> maybe repair the unit.?
>>>
>>> Thank you,
>>>
>>> Art WB9JKZ
>>>
>>
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