You are amazing to even pursue a repair as bad as the board is! I trust you called the customer and told him it was going to be a very costly repair! You are the best. I wish I could send you any broken radio I have in the future. I trust you totally! You are the most knowledgeable engineer I have had the pleasure watching. Truly a GENIUS at work. 👍
I am watching all of your repair video even if they are very old because you are a real genius! This one is like letting somebody out of intensive care room. For me this radio would be already scrap! Bravo!
well done but what a mess you had to sort out, when people have faulty radio they should bring it to someone like you peter who knows what they are doing you had much repair to get the radio working again but you stuck with it and I do admire you for not giving up many another repair would have given it back to the owner and told them there was to much mess to fix It is a joy to see step by step expert at work and so much learning Peter and thank you for another video :)
Peter, you are honestly a saint. Most people would have handed that radio back to the owner and said "No Thanks" or simply told them they needed to order a new board. You stuck with it and turned a sows ear into a silk purse of a repair. That really was some amazing work and shows what you will go through to fix something before giving up. If I might ask, what would a repair like this cost?? It must be less than a new board but I am wondering how much less. Sad to see such a great radio damaged to that extent but its great to see that you were able to bring it back to life. I would love to have one of these. Thanks again for the wonderful video! 73 de N0BPS
Thank you Brain! I would not call me a saint just a guy who loves what he is doing! The manufacturer would approximate charge 600€ for a new board. Thanks again for your kind feed-back 73
Awesome, your patience and workmanship are to be admired. When I saw the PCB I was sure it was not a feasible repair, but then I remembered who was doing the repair work. Thanks for sharing this and prior videos. '73 OM.
You really are a great tech that goes the extra mile for your customers , I would consider this repair somewhat of a nightmare and you handled it like a boss , I find your video's inspiring and enjoy watching all of them, I look forward to more in the coming year , please keep up the great work........ yourself and Mr carlsons lab are my favorite tech's ....... both very inspiring....... have a very happy and productive new year ....... 73
Brave man taking that one on, anything is fixable with time, effort and cost…but I would of refused to even look at it after seeing the reg placed on top of the other, right away I thought burned traces, then the other work was bodged, yeah a brave man Peter, well done, you fixed a pig and made it a king.
It seemed like the last "golden screwdriver guy", destroyed the whole tranceiver. But, you've got it repaired at last. Well done!! I've got the same tranceiver and I wanted to see this repair. Greetings, Fred from Nederland.
Peter, you had your work cut out for you on that one. The golden screwdriver operator really left his mark. Was fun to watch your work a round on this one. Thanks for another great repair video.
You saved it from the scrap heap! Would like to have seen the alignment procedure, as I have one of these and it would be good to see if it would benefit. I do occasionally have some static noise, and am wondering if it is a connection issue; thought about reseating all the connectors to try. This is my favorite radio for CW, as I have all the filters and it just so nice to operate! 73...
Nice video! The FT857D was my first legitimate ham radio, where I had a license, and transmitted. I am driving past the uranium mine in Utah, heading for Colorado, so Frohe Weihnachten!! The tailings pile is always lit up like it's Christmas. I hope those are electric lights, and the overburden is not glowing!! Ihre Familie Gott Segnen
I dropped the control head for my 857D into a bucket of water, and dirty socks. I got very lucky. The radio would not talk to the ATAS 120D antenna before my accident, but after it's bath, and a quick clean & dry, it has been working fabulously well. I used some German cigarette papers to soak the water out of the display. I went and bought more of those German papers, for that reason. They work great for soaking water out of tight places.
Come to the words that cannot say what if to me i had to buy new one ,wow you are great .as time i have same problem with my iCom 751A too ,as the memories card were failing . so i still will follow your news on any fixing .. great ..
Omg poor little radio, rescued from the butcher shop ! Only to live once more. That owner is lucky you were willing to touch that radio and give it some love.
Hello Peter! Love to watch your repair videos! That one had a cluster of issues, but the Petermeister came through. I always look forward to your videos. Thanks for posting and hope you have a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! 73...Dan w4mnc
Hello Peter! Thank you for the great and interesting videos! I learned so many from them! I have Yaesu FT-857D and i love it very much, i use it in different bands. But i was very upset that on 2-m and 70-band it has not so good reception of RF, like on others bands. I know that electrical part for 2-m and 70-cm bands in FT 857d simple and not the best. But i am sure that with your help we will be able to revise and possibly to make it better. What can you advice to check and possibly change in scheme to make the reception of RF signal on 2-m and 70 -cm bands better ? I checked and compare the reception of 2-meter RF signal on FT-857 with Quasheng UV2-plus radio and to my surprise the reception of RF on Quansheng uv2-plus with external antena (superheterodyne too) is looks better (less noise and better hearing of weak remote stations). I hope to get the advice from you to make FT-857D work better here.
Wow, that was quite impressive... and a very nice job. You obviously know your craft, and also take it professionally, which are two hard to find qualities, nowadays.
Saw your video today and I am sad that shipping from Norway is too expensive. Would realy liked it if you could fix my 857D! Great video, Peter. Great job!
I love this one problem I have here is my FT857d was sent for repair where the display started to change color, the local tech replaced it but mentioned it would not power up. After a few tries it came up for me but various at times(meaning one minute it works and next nothing) my question is does the PLL control that part and if so is it replaceable. v
A very good lesson, Peter. Thank you. Patience and careful thought wins. I'm curious about he 8 v regulator as it carries its own output as well as the 5v current? there must be a heatsink on the mainboard . . .
nice job Peter its hard work to take over a job after some one else has been messing arround with everything. i find it better to do a quick alignment first as that shows up many faults after some one else has been playing. that was expensive work that many professionals would not take on. well done and Merry christmas to u.
Hi Gay, yes it is no fun to take over a repair like this..Concerning alignment i´t was not possible in this case as we had no function.. Thanks for stepping in 73
my 857d also came back from he shop and work well for about 30 days. they replace 3 ceramic filters and did a realignment so the hf would have rf output. now the hf receive is back down again and my ssb is off .5hzs high from what a follow ham told me.
Full marks for your commitment mate, I service radios but I would have taken one look at that mess and put the lid back on and sent it back. I hope you charged at least 200€ because as far as I would be concerned that radio was BER until you gave it the kiss of life. I would only have a go after that cowboy if it was a mates radio. If you want to work with SMT then you need to invest in the correct equipment, it looks like the bodger before you used an angle grinder and arc welder in there.
Hello Peter, I just bought an 857D with some issues to fix and love to see your videos to learn! I’ve noticed a very curious coincidence between that radio and mine. Next to the regulator there’s a inductor. In between, on the board, there’s a small piece of tape with some white paste. Also there’s a small smd resistor on the corner of the variable can which goes to gnd. According to the board layout there’s nothing like that. Well, my 857 has the very same thing. Couldn’t find anything on internet. Wondering what that is? If you or anyone else could tell me what that is I’ll appreciate. Thank you! Best wishes Diego
Good morning, back again enjoyed your quest to restore the station yet again and useful to which it is intended. Keep going this way and you will certainly more followers in. remains for me to wish you a nice 2nd Christmas and a happy and healthy 2017. '73
Golden AngleGrinder you mean,what a hackjob people have done to that radio,thumbs up Peter for fixing that correctly!👍Most techs would not touch that radio anymore!73s51
Olá tudo bem ?? Eu tenho um deste porém original. Nunca foi mexido . Ele está desta forma . Ao ligar fica piscando o painel. Qual peça estraga para que o equipamento venha travar o pll ??
:-o ...... noooooo ...... is it really true? The repair previously has left incredibly ugly traces. When I saw this I was really shocked. Peter, you're really a brave repairman. Now you have earned a few relaxing days. I wish you a merry christmas 73 Bernd
TRX Bench because even if replace it, it will get damaged again due to bad DESIGNE of some high voltage passing through, I have never used AM only when listening to Air traffic control on VHF ... see my Facebook today @ ali AlKulaib and see the filter removal by taking out the elements inside ... 73 de 9K2MB
Repairs like this should be against the Geneva convention. Thank goodness that Peter was on hand to help this poor radio back to some kind of normality. War is hell : (
Great repair. Nice job relocating the 5v regulator like that, very professional. I'm assuming you let the owner know that there's no guarantee, as anything can happen when a multi-layer pcb gets damaged like that. Interesting that the person(s) who worked on it before were smart enough to cut away the damaged part of the pcb without shorting the ground layer, but not smart enough to route the missing 5v supply, and also why the heck would they mess with the alignment like that?
Thank you Steve. Yes this repair is without any guarantee, as you said we can't say what will be next..No idea why he was messing around with the alignment that much. Never seen something like that before.. All the best and 73
Excellent work Peter I love the way you explained every thing in details. Sad to see someone destroy such a great radio like that. How much Will such a repair like this cost? Thanks for sharing 👍 I'm subscribing to your channel now👌😆
personally, i wouldn't have bothered to repair it. what a mess. i would have looked for a new board or just toss it in the parts bin if cant get a new board. congrats on getting it working again. 73's
Terrible what mess some old school "tv repairman" can do to a hardly engineered pcb.. at least they should follow your channel or go learn to solder before attempting repairs in this kind of equipment.. hi Keep it up, always like to follow you along! Happy holidays! 73 de YO5PVJ
Thank you Andrei. Yes it is a bit of learning to handle the SMD solder work.. But at the end I personally like the smd stuff much more than through hole stuff. 73
I really enjoy your sharing your excellent trouble shooting skills. Thank you. What make and model of camera do you use? It's video quality is excellent.
When you turned that board over, revealing the nasty damage around the regulators, I found myself wanting to hunt down the guy that did it and slap him right across the face. (ha!)
Another Great Video Peter. I'm confused!, I thought Butchers worked on meat not Radios, so its not just Cb radios get completely messed around with. Keep up the great work Thanks Justin
Wow, that's nasty. I'm surprised you repaired that, I'd have been very wary of putting my name to a board that bad. Was the original 'factory' regulator on the destroyed part of the board? Love the videos, please keep making them and a happy new year.
Thanks for feed-back Clint. Well as I said in the video...this repair is without any warranty so under ´this agreement we can do it..but you are right it is a risk.. Yes the regulator was in the area of the destroyed part. 73
TRX Bench i have a yeasu like the one in the video. the audio on AM is very flat and weak and on ssb seems to be fair to ok. any recommendation. dont know history of radio. Maybe mic is poor or is AM just not a good mode on these
Sorry Peter that radio has had the golden screwdriver gone through it and I will tell you that the best thing to do is replace the whole board with a new one .
once again an excellent video. i really want you to do a through video on Icom A110 tranceiver. icom is wonderful radio but too less information is available on internet. your fan
Thnx and by the way putting this radio serviceable really shows how passionate you are for your work. kindly give me your personal email id and contact number also. you really are SUPERB !!!
I have seen "work" like this damage many times in automotive repairs and also in electronics gear. Just because a person has some tools this does not give them the understanding to make sensible and safe repairs.
You are amazing to even pursue a repair as bad as the board is! I trust you called the customer and told him it was going to be a very costly repair! You are the best. I wish I could send you any broken radio I have in the future. I trust you totally! You are the most knowledgeable engineer I have had the pleasure watching. Truly a GENIUS at work. 👍
Thank you Dave!
I am watching all of your repair video even if they are very old because you are a real genius! This one is like letting somebody out of intensive care room. For me this radio would be already scrap! Bravo!
Thank you, Daniele, very much appreciated.
well done but what a mess you had to sort out, when people have faulty radio they should bring it to someone like you peter who knows what they are doing you had much repair to get the radio working again but you stuck with it and I do admire you for not giving up many another repair would have given it back to the owner and told them there was to much mess to fix It is a joy to see step by step expert at work and so much learning Peter and thank you for another video :)
Peter, you are honestly a saint. Most people would have handed that radio back to the owner and said "No Thanks" or simply told them they needed to order a new board. You stuck with it and turned a sows ear into a silk purse of a repair. That really was some amazing work and shows what you will go through to fix something before giving up.
If I might ask, what would a repair like this cost?? It must be less than a new board but I am wondering how much less. Sad to see such a great radio damaged to that extent but its great to see that you were able to bring it back to life. I would love to have one of these.
Thanks again for the wonderful video!
73 de N0BPS
i agree he made it serviceable and that only he can do it. just shows the passion of this man
Thank you Brain! I would not call me a saint just a guy who loves what he is doing! The manufacturer would approximate charge 600€ for a new board. Thanks again for your kind feed-back 73
Awesome, your patience and workmanship are to be admired. When I saw the PCB I was sure it was not a feasible repair, but then I remembered who was doing the repair work.
Thanks for sharing this and prior videos. '73 OM.
Thanks for the nice feed-back Steve! All the best and 73
You really are a great tech that goes the extra mile for your customers , I would consider this repair somewhat of a nightmare and you handled it like a boss , I find your video's inspiring and enjoy watching all of them, I look forward to more in the coming year , please keep up the great work........ yourself and Mr carlsons lab are my favorite tech's ....... both very inspiring....... have a very happy and productive new year ....... 73
Thank you for the nice feed-back! Yes Paul is really a nice guy and doing an awesome job. Have a happy new year 73
Brave man taking that one on, anything is fixable with time, effort and cost…but I would of refused to even look at it after seeing the reg placed on top of the other, right away I thought burned traces, then the other work was bodged, yeah a brave man Peter, well done, you fixed a pig and made it a king.
It seemed like the last "golden screwdriver guy", destroyed the whole tranceiver. But, you've got it repaired at last. Well done!! I've got the same tranceiver and I wanted to see this repair. Greetings, Fred from Nederland.
I would love to how the radio even got into the state it was in. Great video, thanks!
Bravo, Peter! Amazing save! That radio was almost beyond help, but you brought it back to life. Well done, Sir!
Thanks Adam! Yeah it was really butchered.. :^) Thanks for watching 73
Great Quality repair Peter, you can barely see to modifications and repair. Happy Holidays to you at the TRX Bench, Cheers 73
Thank you Tom! Happy holidays to you as well 73
Peter, you had your work cut out for you on that one. The golden screwdriver operator really left his mark. Was fun to watch your work a round on this one. Thanks for another great repair video.
LOL yeah obviously.. Thanks for stepping in Buddy 73
Hi Peter,
This one took all your expertise. Great job getting it back into working order. I hope the OM buys you a few rounds. Happy Holidays. WB3BJU
Yeah few rounds should be possible :-) Thanks for watching 73
The curse of the Golden Screwdriver!
LOL yeah obviously 73
Looks more like a golden hammer took care of that board
You saved it from the scrap heap!
Would like to have seen the alignment procedure, as I have one of these and it would be good to see if it would benefit.
I do occasionally have some static noise, and am wondering if it is a connection issue; thought about reseating all the connectors to try.
This is my favorite radio for CW, as I have all the filters and it just so nice to operate! 73...
Nice video! The FT857D was my first legitimate ham radio, where I had a license, and transmitted.
I am driving past the uranium mine in Utah, heading for Colorado, so Frohe Weihnachten!! The tailings pile is always lit up like it's Christmas.
I hope those are
electric lights, and the overburden is not glowing!!
Ihre Familie Gott Segnen
Hi Seth, thank you and Merry Christmas for you and yours! 73
I dropped the control head for my 857D into a bucket of water, and dirty socks. I got very lucky. The radio would not talk to the ATAS 120D antenna before my accident, but after it's bath, and a quick clean & dry, it has been working fabulously well. I used some German cigarette papers to soak the water out of the display. I went and bought more of those German papers, for that reason. They work great for soaking water out of tight places.
I quit smoking, but sure I am glad I had those papers stashed away.
Come to the words that cannot say what if to me i had to buy new one ,wow you are great .as time i have same problem with my iCom 751A too ,as the memories card were failing . so i still will follow your news on any fixing .. great ..
Omg poor little radio, rescued from the butcher shop ! Only to live once more. That owner is lucky you were willing to touch that radio and give it some love.
nicely done, that reminds me of ole Jim. When i was younger he could fix anything.. Good job..
Thanks for watching David 73
Hello Peter! Love to watch your repair videos! That one had a cluster of issues, but the Petermeister came through. I always look forward to your videos. Thanks for posting and hope you have a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! 73...Dan w4mnc
Thanks for the feed back Dan! Merry Christmas and happy new year. 73
Hello Peter! Thank you for the great and interesting videos! I learned so many from them! I have Yaesu FT-857D and i love it very much, i use it in different bands.
But i was very upset that on 2-m and 70-band it has not so good reception of RF, like on others bands. I know that electrical part for 2-m and 70-cm bands in FT 857d simple and not the best. But i am sure that with your help we will be able to revise and possibly to make it better. What can you advice to check and possibly change in scheme to make the reception of RF signal on 2-m and 70 -cm bands better ? I checked and compare the reception of 2-meter RF signal on FT-857 with Quasheng UV2-plus radio and to my surprise the reception of RF on Quansheng uv2-plus with external antena (superheterodyne too) is looks better (less noise and better hearing of weak remote stations). I hope to get the advice from you to make FT-857D work better here.
Wow, that was quite impressive... and a very nice job. You obviously know your craft, and also take it professionally, which are two hard to find qualities, nowadays.
Thanks for the positive feed-back, Gael! All the best 73
Great repair, you would have been the only one to save it from trash
Merry Christmas Peter
Thank you Dennis but I think there are some more engineers out there who can handle this..Merry Christmas
Great job, goes to show that you can still repair what would normally be a parts radio.
Thank you ! 73
Great repair Peter. Glad to see this rig back in service. :)
Thank you Grant 73
Saw your video today and I am sad that shipping from Norway is too expensive. Would realy liked it if you could fix my 857D! Great video, Peter. Great job!
Some people should just not take off the radio lids that was a real mess but the God of radio fixing put life back into it 👍
Hi Sam, yes right some people should not take a radio apart.. Thanks for watching 73
Great repair Peter, and Merry Christmas.
Thank you and Merry Christmas 73
I love this one problem I have here is my FT857d was sent for repair where the display started to change color, the local tech replaced it but mentioned it would not power up. After a few tries it came up for me but various at times(meaning one minute it works and next nothing) my question is does the PLL control that part and if so is it replaceable. v
Great Job... And happy New Year Peter!
Thank you Paul! For you both a happy new year as well!
A very good lesson, Peter. Thank you. Patience and careful thought wins. I'm curious about he 8 v regulator as it carries its own output as well as the 5v current? there must be a heatsink on the mainboard . . .
Thanks for watching and feed-back. The 8V regulator is directly screwed on the chassis. 73
never seen a radio that bad me ..i'm amazed you got it working again..great job 73
Thank you Drew 73
You earned your money on that one! I hate getting screwdrivered radios.
Yeah Scott you are right nobody likes radios like this...73
Looks like the "golden screwdriver" was the size of Crocodile Dundee's knife! Nice work Peter, Merry Christmas! 73 - Dino KL0S
LOL yes looks like the knife of Crocodile Dundee hehe...Thanks for watching Dino and Merry Christmas to you and yours 73
Good Job, What a headache that must have been for you.
Another case of people confusion their intentions with their abilities.
Yes it was a kind of headache..Thanks for watching 73
Great video as always Peter. Merry Christmas Peter to you and your family.
Hi Dale thank you! Happy Christmas for you and your family as well! 73
nice job Peter its hard work to take over a job after some one else has been messing arround with everything. i find it better to do a quick alignment first as that shows up many faults after some one else has been playing. that was expensive work that many professionals would not take on. well done and Merry christmas to u.
Hi Gay, yes it is no fun to take over a repair like this..Concerning alignment i´t was not possible in this case as we had no function.. Thanks for stepping in 73
my 857d also came back from he shop and work well for about 30 days. they replace 3 ceramic filters and did a realignment so the hf would have rf output. now the hf receive is back down again and my ssb is off .5hzs high from what a follow ham told me.
Full marks for your commitment mate, I service radios but I would have taken one look at that mess and put the lid back on and sent it back. I hope you charged at least 200€ because as far as I would be concerned that radio was BER until you gave it the kiss of life. I would only have a go after that cowboy if it was a mates radio.
If you want to work with SMT then you need to invest in the correct equipment, it looks like the bodger before you used an angle grinder and arc welder in there.
LOL 😂 angle grinder and arc welder 😂Thanks for stepping in, Clive!
Hello Peter, I just bought an 857D with some issues to fix and love to see your videos to learn! I’ve noticed a very curious coincidence between that radio and mine. Next to the regulator there’s a inductor. In between, on the board, there’s a small piece of tape with some white paste. Also there’s a small smd resistor on the corner of the variable can which goes to gnd. According to the board layout there’s nothing like that. Well, my 857 has the very same thing. Couldn’t find anything on internet. Wondering what that is? If you or anyone else could tell me what that is I’ll appreciate. Thank you!
Best wishes
Diego
amigo seus vídeos são excelentes na manutenção de rádios seu laboratório e top estou sempre assistindo seus vídeos até a próxima valeu um abraço.
Thank you for kind feed back 73
Hi. I have the same problem with my radio. When tcxo unit is on, no problem. But when i take it out, it flickers. What can be wrong?
Good morning, back again enjoyed your quest to restore the station yet again and useful to which it is intended. Keep going this way and you will certainly more followers in. remains for me to wish you a nice 2nd Christmas and a happy and healthy 2017. '73
Thanks Henk. Hope you have a nice 2nd x-Mas day as well and a very good 2017... 73
Amazing dedication.
Bravo!!!
Golden AngleGrinder you mean,what a hackjob people have done to that radio,thumbs up Peter for fixing that correctly!👍Most techs would not touch that radio anymore!73s51
Olá tudo bem ??
Eu tenho um deste porém original.
Nunca foi mexido .
Ele está desta forma .
Ao ligar fica piscando o painel. Qual peça estraga para que o equipamento venha travar o pll ??
Pode me ajudar me dando dicas ??
That was some great work, I really enjoyed your show, thank you.
Thanks for watching 73
Frohe Weihnachten Peter ;-) und vielen Dank für die immer tollen Videos. Besser als jeder Krimi. Daumen hoch, aber sowas von
Hallo Thomas, vielen Dank freue mich wenn meine Videos ankommen! Frohe Weihnachten! 73
:-o ...... noooooo ...... is it really true?
The repair previously has left incredibly ugly traces. When I saw this I was really shocked. Peter, you're really a brave repairman. Now you have earned a few relaxing days.
I wish you a merry christmas
73 Bernd
Thank you Bernd, yes some days off are nice.. Merry Christmas 73
Nice repair Peter big thumbs up mate
Thanks for watching mate! 73
I have noisy Radio on all bands .. can I sacrifice the AM filter CR1005???
Hi Ali, why sacrificing the AM filter (CF1005). I don't see why you want to do it?? 73
TRX Bench because even if replace it, it will get damaged again due to bad DESIGNE of some high voltage passing through, I have never used AM only when listening to Air traffic control on VHF ... see my Facebook today @ ali AlKulaib and see the filter removal by taking out the elements inside ... 73 de 9K2MB
After i see now some videos from you ... Great job !
Thanks 73
Wow. Great job. My hat is off to you. Thanks for sharing.
Repairs like this should be against the Geneva convention. Thank goodness that Peter was on hand to help this poor radio back to some kind of normality.
War is hell : (
LOL. Thank you Gary 73
Great repair. Nice job relocating the 5v regulator like that, very professional.
I'm assuming you let the owner know that there's no guarantee, as anything can happen when a multi-layer pcb gets damaged like that. Interesting that the person(s) who worked on it before were smart enough to cut away the damaged part of the pcb without shorting the ground layer, but not smart enough to route the missing 5v supply, and also why the heck would they mess with the alignment like that?
Thank you Steve. Yes this repair is without any guarantee, as you said we can't say what will be next..No idea why he was messing around with the alignment that much. Never seen something like that before.. All the best and 73
Peter. I didn't see you add a small heatsink to the 8v Reg. Did you add something underneath? Well done, a great repair.
Edward the 8V regulator is mounted to the chassis so enough heatsink.. 73
This one was in bit of a mess at the start my friend. Very nice work on getting it going properly again.
Happy Christmas Peter :)
John
Thank you John and Merry Christmas
Peter
Great Job meine Herr ! Hochactung !
this is a perfect case for a no warranty waiver:)
lol yes that's it. Thanks for watching 73
Excellent work Peter I love the way you explained every thing in details. Sad to see someone destroy such a great radio like that. How much Will such a repair like this cost? Thanks for sharing 👍 I'm subscribing to your channel now👌😆
my ft897 mainboard is really very similar to ft857 mainboard. Is it possible?
yes, both radios are technically almost the same.
Merry Xmas Peter thanks for the videos keep them coming in 2017
Merry Christmas Glynn and thank you 73
Someone called William Perez is posting all your videos
ah okay never heard but I like it :^) Thanks for info...
What shame! Someone screwed up a good radio. Would hate to see the bill! LOL Great Job, I always learn something. 73 de KD4HCT
Great video Peter!
Was there any indication what caused the 5V rail to burn like that?
Hi Michael, well I believe someone was fiddling around and produced a heavy dead short. Thanks for watching 73
personally, i wouldn't have bothered to repair it. what a mess. i would have looked for a new board or just toss it in the parts bin
if cant get a new board.
congrats on getting it working again.
73's
Thank you Scott. 73
One more video from you, one step closer to repair my radio 😅
Great work, I think any other repair shop would have scraped that radio with all the faults that where created buy the last repair person.
Hi Craig, that is most likely the truth...73
wow what a mess, I wonder what caused the main damage.
Another interesting vid and great repair job Peter :)
Hi Joe, most likely we will never get the answer what has happend to this radio as the current owner bought it off *-bay. Thanks for watching 73
Another great video Peter, merry Christmas, M3KQW 73s
Thank you Howard, hope you had a happy Christmas 73
that was quite a mess inside! nice repair! :)
Thanks for stepping in 73
Your welcome! like the video's! doing the same here with vhf radio's (boat radio).
Great repair and great video. Thank you.
Thanks for watching 73
Terrible what mess some old school "tv repairman" can do to a hardly engineered pcb.. at least they should follow your channel or go learn to solder before attempting repairs in this kind of equipment.. hi
Keep it up, always like to follow you along!
Happy holidays!
73 de YO5PVJ
Thank you Andrei. Yes it is a bit of learning to handle the SMD solder work.. But at the end I personally like the smd stuff much more than through hole stuff. 73
It's like if the mic was keyed when powered up.
Nicht Schlect, Herr Specht! Many would thrown in the towel after seeing the damages!
Nice that you struck with it. 73 Tom KY4TD
LOL a German phrase... Thanks for stepping by . Have a good time 73
I really enjoy your sharing your excellent trouble shooting skills. Thank you. What make and model of camera do you use? It's video quality is excellent.
Thank you for feed-back. The camera is a Sony HDR-CX240E . 73
When you turned that board over, revealing the nasty damage around the regulators, I found myself wanting to hunt down the guy that did it and slap him right across the face. (ha!)
LOL yeah Kevin I exactly know what you mean... Thanks for watching and comment. All the best and 73
A good left hook up side the head would be better .
when my radio died i sent it to yaesu they did a great job for 70 bucks mr trx bench i love ur viedos kg6mn
Ah very good and depending on the problem fair invoice.. 73
great job on your videos. best on youtube. thanks for all the info
Thank you Bruno 73
Another Great Video Peter.
I'm confused!, I thought Butchers worked on meat not Radios, so its not just Cb radios get completely messed around with.
Keep up the great work
Thanks Justin
LOL yeah somehow mixed up who to fix a radio..Thanks for stepping in Justin 73
Wow, that's nasty. I'm surprised you repaired that, I'd have been very wary of putting my name to a board that bad.
Was the original 'factory' regulator on the destroyed part of the board?
Love the videos, please keep making them and a happy new year.
Thanks for feed-back Clint. Well as I said in the video...this repair is without any warranty so under ´this agreement we can do it..but you are right it is a risk..
Yes the regulator was in the area of the destroyed part. 73
Nicely done.
Thank you Dan! 73
Great repair
Thanks Peter
Thank you Hussain 73
TRX Bench
i have a yeasu like the one in the video. the audio on AM is very flat and weak and on ssb seems to be fair to ok. any recommendation. dont know history of radio. Maybe mic is poor or is AM just not a good mode on these
Nice repair! Respect!
You are a real doctor sir! 73
LOL well we try our best 73
Sorry Peter that radio has had the golden screwdriver gone through it and I will tell you that the best thing to do is replace the whole board with a new one .
Helo i have ft857....I have a problem... i don’t have sound. Incloudind booting bip...But i have tx And rx ok...can you help me please....
very informative.........nice job
Excellent work, thank you for sharing it.
Thanks for feed-back 73
once again an excellent video. i really want you to do a through video on Icom A110 tranceiver. icom is wonderful radio but too less information is available on internet.
your fan
Thank you Adnan. Concerning the A110 that is an air band radio and it is very seldom seen in my lab.. But if one comes in we can do it. 73
Thnx and by the way putting this radio serviceable really shows how passionate you are for your work. kindly give me your personal email id and contact number also. you really are SUPERB !!!
Thanks again Adnan! you can reach us via fblab@gmx.de 73
Probably what happened is that the owner stuck a short into the accessory jack, cooked the 5 volt supply and burned circuit traces
Great Peter, great solution. Happy for 2017 and thanks for your video. 73s Pasquale IW0HEX
Thank you Pasquale! Have a good and healthy 2017. Happy New Year to you and yours ! 73
NICE REPAIR
Thank you 73
What probably happened is the owner plugged a short into the accessory jack and cooked the 5 volt regulator and burned circuit traces
I realize this video is quite old but be advised it is still appreciated in 2024. You are amazing. Will you adopt me?
Of course
You are awesome !
Thank you 73
Another Great Video, And another radio saved from the trash bin... well done ..... de Gw0wvl.
Thanks for watching Marc! 73
Keep up the good work ... :-)
Genius!!
Thank you Jim 73
nice video well done
Thank you David 73
nice vedio thanks
Thanks for watching Glenn. 73
I have seen "work" like this damage many times in automotive repairs and also in electronics gear. Just because a person has some tools this does not give them the understanding to make sensible and safe repairs.