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Cool. Thank you. Where can i buy a new Display?

I'm hear to let everybody know that Andy just repaired the screen on my 857D. with the shipping time it was about a week. It works like new and I'm delighted with his work, price, and quick response. I wish I had done this years ago. Thanks a lot Mr. Andy if you read this!

hello I'm Giorgio, where can you buy these spare parts? in Italy no one repairs ft-857 anymore. Thanks

Andy, how does someone get ahold of you for repair work?

Thanks for the video. Great stuff! de AB5ID

Yaesu must be getting as bad as the BatWing boys, swap out the pc board and send it back to the customer with a hefty repair bill.

Nice job Andy. Nice to see another radio saved.

I worked in the paging industry back in the 80’-90’s and the BRAVO pager from the big M was the pager of choice. The biggest problem was with the display. We had purchased hundreds of expensive control boards to replace broken displays. We finally were able to obtain a heat bonding station from the big M parts depot as well as a case of displays, pad cleaning pens, flux, etc. during the quiet times we would clean off ten at a time the control boards and then proceed to lightly flux the pads on the boards. One then places the board in the alignment jig and adds the display. At this point the heater has been preheating for at least ten minutes. You could then lower the heater head onto the joint and time it for X number of seconds as prescribed by M. Bingo a new display and another control board saved. Basically the flex circuits have been designed to use a heat bonding machine with a specific temperature for the solder used on the pre tinned display. A silicone strip in front of the heating element protects the flex board while providing the proper amount of heat and pressure to complete the soldering process. Now if I only had that press, perhaps I could have designed or modified it for the longer heat strip needed for the 857 displays. There is an adhesive strip just above the strip contacts, any idea what might be used in place of the original? It’s double sided and is used as "insurance policy" against accidentally ripping off the display from the control board if some novice takes their unit apart as well as for holding the flex in place for soldering.

I think I have a 300hz filter I need to check. Can you email me andyit28@gmail.com

Andy, any idea where I can find a good narrow CW filter for the 857 ?

Truly impressed, but what a Pain in the back side to do all that soldering. Now I know who to call if I ever have this issue.

I dont mind the missing one line on my display. After you changed my ceramics. Its like a new radio again. Andy we hope youre training and passing along this info. None of us are getting younger and most young ppl cant fix a gd thing. 🙏✌️🇺🇸

Very nice sir. I'm super happy with the repair you did on mine

Do you sell a refurbished panel to fit oneself thanks

I would think Yaesu should get on the ball and start making these displays or they should release technical specs to another manufacturer. All of us who have these radios with this problem swamp Yaesu with emails to get them off of their butts and get more displays made. This radio should not be obsoleted for this stupid issue.

Replacing the whole board is quick and convenient but doesn’t anyone work on reseating the tiger stripe to the board and lcd screen? I have reworked some smaller screens on commercial radios, it’s a pain and takes patience to realign that silicone conductive strip with both the board and lcd.

I have two of these radios on the shelf. Both had lcd problems, one will not work on 40M LSB. I paid Yaesu $250 to get one lcd repaired. This was many years ago. Seems like way too much money for a radio that is probably not even worth $400. I was so upset about it, that I really contemplated designing a replacement control head for the unit. I have designed many microprocessor based units in the past. Color lcd touch screen are so cheap, and ARM32 processors so fast and powerful, that it seems someone would have already done this. Anyway, why not a CAT module to control the radio in lieu of a radio with a bad screen? AND !!! You mean know one knows where Yaesu bought these displays from? Not even a ham who used to work for Yaesu?

Andy thanks for sharing. I need to mount mine back in the truck after getting it back from you. Glad i didn't disassemble mine. Send it to the guy who knows what he is doing.

Why wouldn't you give it a quick dust off then disassemble the head and put all the inert/plastic bits into an ultrasonic cleaner, then used electronic safe aerosol solvent to clean the board/electronics?

Can I send you my 857 to replace the filters? I have the filters, I’m not as good as I used to be with the soldering iron.

The hands always in the cameras pointers are useful

Great work, whe mine goes out i will send it to you, by chance do you fix the Kenwood TMV7 cool blue screen?

That is the W O R S T display in the history of ham radio, almost impossible to read in a mobile environment without pulling off on side of road or wrecking your vehicle. Sorry I ever bought this radio., biggest mistake in ham radio experience.

What’s going on with your new displays? Both new LCDs are missing the bottom line. Looks like the manufacturer is making a mistake. They appear usable, but it should be right… de K6JH

Andy, do you check the boards for full function? For some reason my external meter doesn't work properly. It acts like there is a constant voltage on it no matter the meter mode. I haven't bothered delving into the issue to even see if the meter is controlled from the panel or somewhere else.

Good work, though investing in a phone tripod would hugely improve the video quality and free up your second hand. 🙂

Great job! Do you also do repairs on 897D’s? I have one with some striping on the screen.

Awesome video Andy! That first one was a hot mess.

Awesome work

Excellent work. You have any repair advice for those micro switches acting up? I have to mash down like mad On the power button to get it to turn on.

How can I contact you, Andy? I bought the display replacement but not sure if I have the tools or the ability to do the work. Arthritis in my right hand has flared up.

I just bought an aftermarket board because Yaesu said they no longer have the parts. That's for my 857D. My 897 has one stripe now.

Sounds like a flaw in manufacturing of the filters. They could have been contaminated before sealing or the seals failed in service. Might be a good idea to keep a few on hand in a vacuumed sealed container. A good question to ask the customer is if the radio is used or stored in a damp and or humid environment. After working for 30+ years as a comms tech I made sure I invested in some good desoldering systems from PACE. One need the right tool for the right job. I refused to work on hilljack hacks upon opening the radio to find the customer has already tried his own repairs. My rates were posted. Factory clean radios cost $75/hour but hacked radios went for $125/ hour. No if's, and's or but's. And that was if the radio was not seriously burned or missing traces, plus NO WARRANTY ON REPAIR WORK ON A HACKED RADIO.

Always a good day when you can learn something.

Do you have trouble sourcing ceramic filters? Are they OEM form yeasu ?

Good Video - Thanks for sharing !!

Andy, Do you still repair the LCD Assembly for the FT-857? I would like to get mine repaired please.....73

Andy, What generic LCD did you buy? I want to purchase one. Could you please give me the URL or company you purchased it from. Also how much was the LCD? Thank You........73, Leo

You do some awesome work andy Thank you for your services keeping old hams on the air ✌🏻🐷😂🙏🏻

How much you charge

Were shop i want buy this parts

Do you do this repair on kenwoods? For example the TMV7a.

Can you do this to a FT-897D?

i have the same problem with my yaesu ft-900, how to fix it?

I had mine repaired about 5 years ago by Yaesu. This is such a wide known problem it should have been fixed for free.

Would love a video showing us how to DIY the soldering of the LCD but I know this is your business so I understand if that’s not possible. Also a link for the business you’re using to source the LCD again I understand if that’s not possible.

Do you also work on Icom IC-706 MkIIg? No display issues, I think it’s finals. Down on TX power… And if so how do I contact you?

Really good going there, I would be well happy with that result. I don't see the bottom line missing being a problem really when you compare the before and after.

Great job Andy! 73 de SQ3AK!

How much do you charge for this job?