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I have an Icom IC-28A I picked up cheap, with a warning that it only
worked on receive. Sure enough, the receiver works brilliantly but there's almost no power output on transmit. (The needle on my power meter moves, but almost imperceptibly; we're talking milliwatts here.) The damage wasn't hard to spot. Q17 has overheated so badly the case is charred and cracked. C54 is burned beyond recognition, with a matching smoke spot on the inside of the top cover. The schematic shows Q17 as a 2SA1359 PNP transistor. The emitter is connected directly to the 13.5 volt power input, right after the reverse-polarity protection diode. C54 is between the collector of Q17 and ground. I'm leaning toward the theory that C54 shorted and caused excessive current in Q17, but I don't know these radios well enough to know if that makes sense, or if I'm seeing the results of a more serious failure elsewhere (like a bad PA module.) It's a bit hard to suss out what Q17 does precisely because no pinout is provided for the PA module. Anyone have more experience with this rig? |
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"David Brodbeck" wrote in message
t... I have an Icom IC-28A I picked up cheap, with a warning that it only worked on receive. Sure enough, the receiver works brilliantly but there's almost no power output on transmit. (The needle on my power meter moves, but almost imperceptibly; we're talking milliwatts here.) The damage wasn't hard to spot. Q17 has overheated so badly the case is charred and cracked. C54 is burned beyond recognition, with a matching smoke spot on the inside of the top cover. cut _________________ Service manual is here if you need it:- http://www.mods.dk/manual.php?brand=icom Colin |
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"David Brodbeck" I have an Icom IC-28A I picked up cheap, with a warning that it only worked on receive. Sure enough, the receiver works brilliantly but there's almost no power output on transmit. (The needle on my power meter moves, but almost imperceptibly; we're talking milliwatts here.) The damage wasn't hard to spot. Q17 has overheated so badly the case is charred and cracked. C54 is burned beyond recognition, with a matching smoke spot on the inside of the top cover. The schematic shows Q17 as a 2SA1359 PNP transistor. The emitter is connected directly to the 13.5 volt power input, right after the reverse-polarity protection diode. C54 is between the collector of Q17 and ground. I'm leaning toward the theory that C54 shorted and caused excessive current in Q17, but I don't know these radios well enough to know if that makes sense, or if I'm seeing the results of a more serious failure elsewhere (like a bad PA module.) It's a bit hard to suss out what Q17 does precisely because no pinout is provided for the PA module. ** The service manual is he http://www.radioamateur.eu/schemi/IC28_serv_WA0KKE.pdf Q17 switches the output level from the RF power amplifier module SC1019 ( a custom Icom part ) from 5 watts to 25 watts. Almost any low voltage, general purpose PNP transistor in the same pack & capable of a few amps current will do to replace Q17 - eg BD436 / 438. http://www.fairchildsemi.com/ds/BD/BD434.pdf http://www.toshiba.com/taec/componen...c//66/7578.pdf If the failed electro really was the cause of Q17 failing, then the unit should work after replacing it and Q17. However, if Q17 still overheats then suspect the SC1019 module is blown. .... Phil |
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Colin Horsley wrote:
"David Brodbeck" wrote in message t... I have an Icom IC-28A I picked up cheap, with a warning that it only worked on receive. Sure enough, the receiver works brilliantly but there's almost no power output on transmit. (The needle on my power meter moves, but almost imperceptibly; we're talking milliwatts here.) The damage wasn't hard to spot. Q17 has overheated so badly the case is charred and cracked. C54 is burned beyond recognition, with a matching smoke spot on the inside of the top cover. cut _________________ Service manual is here if you need it:- http://www.mods.dk/manual.php?brand=icom Thanks, Colin. I did find that, and it's been very helpful. I also realized the block diagram had transistor numbers in it, which tells me that Q17 is part of the automatic power control circuit, which would explain the lack of power output. I may just go ahead and change C54 and Q17 and see what happens. |
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On May 8, 9:34*pm, "Phil Allison" wrote:
If the failed electro really was the cause of Q17 failing, then the unit should work after replacing it and Q17. However, if Q17 still overheats then suspect the SC1019 module is blown. ... *Phil Thanks, Phil. That's also the conclusion I've come to, so it's nice to get a bit of a sanity check that I'm not overlooking something obvious. Right now I'm working under the theory that the SC1019 module is OK, because I otherwise can't explain why C54 would be burned to a crisp. A bad PA module could cause excessive current through Q17 but it shouldn't have affected that capacitor. I'll let you know what happens when I put it back together. |
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On May 10, 9:53*am, Meat Plow wrote:
On Sat, 08 May 2010 18:08:25 -0700, David Brodbeck wrote: I have an Icom IC-28A I picked up cheap, with a warning that it only worked on receive. *Sure enough, the receiver works brilliantly but there's almost no power output on transmit. *(The needle on my power meter moves, but almost imperceptibly; we're talking milliwatts here.) The damage wasn't hard to spot. *Q17 has overheated so badly the case is charred and cracked. *C54 is burned beyond recognition, with a matching smoke spot on the inside of the top cover. The schematic shows Q17 as a 2SA1359 PNP transistor. *The emitter is connected directly to the 13.5 volt power input, right after the reverse-polarity protection diode. C54 is between the collector of Q17 and ground. *I'm leaning toward the theory that C54 shorted and caused excessive current in Q17, but I don't know these radios well enough to know if that makes sense, or if I'm seeing the results of a more serious failure elsewhere (like a bad PA module.) *It's a bit hard to suss out what Q17 does precisely because no pinout is provided for the PA module.. * Anyone have more experience with this rig? Q17 is the APC control tethered directly to the PA IC-6 /SC-1019/ (SC-1022 in 45 watt models). Q-17 is controlled by the APC amp (IC-7 and Q-18). APC amp circuit gets its drive from the phase detector a pair of 1SS97 diodes (D12,D13) which one I don't know. The other 1SS97 drives the RF-Indicator amp. The pinout of the SC-1019 PA amp if you look at it from the front with the 4 pins down is, input, V1, V2, output. The heatsink tabs are ground. Your reverse polarity idea is plausible. I've worked on a lot of amateur and profession mobile equipment and have seen them reversed. Thanks for the circuit rundown. I followed along on the block diagram and it's a lot clearer to me now. I don't actually think it was reverse polarity, because there's a large polarity-protection diode that should have caused the input fuse to blow before any damage could be done. (Hmm, maybe I should check that diode and make sure it's not open, though...) My current working theory is that C54 developed an internal short (maybe due to age) and cause excessive current in Q17. Seems like it's pretty much got to be that or a bad PA module, and a bad PA wouldn't explain why C54 burned. I've never seen a capacitor so thoroughly immolated. It left a big smoke spot on the inside of the case, and it just fell apart when I poked at it with a screwdriver. |
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"David Brodbeck" My current working theory is that C54 developed an internal short (maybe due to age) and cause excessive current in Q17. Seems like it's pretty much got to be that or a bad PA module, and a bad PA wouldn't explain why C54 burned. I've never seen a capacitor so thoroughly immolated. It left a big smoke spot on the inside of the case, and it just fell apart when I poked at it with a screwdriver. ** Is C54 actually a * tantalum* bead cap ???? If so, no special explanation is needed for its fiery demise. .... Phil |
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On Mon, 10 May 2010 10:46:24 -0700, David Brodbeck wrote:
On May 10, 9:53*am, Meat Plow wrote: On Sat, 08 May 2010 18:08:25 -0700, David Brodbeck wrote: I have an Icom IC-28A I picked up cheap, with a warning that it only worked on receive. *Sure enough, the receiver works brilliantly but there's almost no power output on transmit. *(The needle on my power meter moves, but almost imperceptibly; we're talking milliwatts here.) The damage wasn't hard to spot. *Q17 has overheated so badly the case is charred and cracked. *C54 is burned beyond recognition, with a matching smoke spot on the inside of the top cover. The schematic shows Q17 as a 2SA1359 PNP transistor. *The emitter is connected directly to the 13.5 volt power input, right after the reverse-polarity protection diode. C54 is between the collector of Q17 and ground. *I'm leaning toward the theory that C54 shorted and caused excessive current in Q17, but I don't know these radios well enough to know if that makes sense, or if I'm seeing the results of a more serious failure elsewhere (like a bad PA module.) *It's a bit hard to suss out what Q17 does precisely because no pinout is provided for the PA module. * Anyone have more experience with this rig? Q17 is the APC control tethered directly to the PA IC-6 /SC-1019/ (SC-1022 in 45 watt models). Q-17 is controlled by the APC amp (IC-7 and Q-18). APC amp circuit gets its drive from the phase detector a pair of 1SS97 diodes (D12,D13) which one I don't know. The other 1SS97 drives the RF-Indicator amp. The pinout of the SC-1019 PA amp if you look at it from the front with the 4 pins down is, input, V1, V2, output. The heatsink tabs are ground. Your reverse polarity idea is plausible. I've worked on a lot of amateur and profession mobile equipment and have seen them reversed. Thanks for the circuit rundown. I followed along on the block diagram and it's a lot clearer to me now. I don't actually think it was reverse polarity, because there's a large polarity-protection diode that should have caused the input fuse to blow before any damage could be done. (Hmm, maybe I should check that diode and make sure it's not open, though...) My current working theory is that C54 developed an internal short (maybe due to age) and cause excessive current in Q17. Seems like it's pretty much got to be that or a bad PA module, and a bad PA wouldn't explain why C54 burned. I've never seen a capacitor so thoroughly immolated. It left a big smoke spot on the inside of the case, and it just fell apart when I poked at it with a screwdriver. Yeah C54 destroying like that is a bit of an enigma. Check the crowbar diode. Some people like to do stupid things when they blow a fuse like wrap it in foil or replace it with a 20 amp. The radio could have been powered up without a proper fuse and unattended when the failure occurred. That would have caused a cascading catastrophic failure. I've seen this happen so many times I've lost faith in my fellow hams. |
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On Mon, 10 May 2010 10:41:35 -0700, David Brodbeck wrote:
On May 8, 9:34*pm, "Phil Allison" wrote: If the failed electro really was the cause of Q17 failing, then the unit should work after replacing it and Q17. However, if Q17 still overheats then suspect the SC1019 module is blown. ... *Phil Thanks, Phil. That's also the conclusion I've come to, so it's nice to get a bit of a sanity check that I'm not overlooking something obvious. Right now I'm working under the theory that the SC1019 module is OK, because I otherwise can't explain why C54 would be burned to a crisp. A bad PA module could cause excessive current through Q17 but it shouldn't have affected that capacitor. I'll let you know what happens when I put it back together. If you have some way to limit current, use it. I have a supply that I can dial in from 0 to 35 amps and it comes in real handy |
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On May 10, 6:59*pm, "Phil Allison" wrote:
** *Is C54 actually a * tantalum* *bead cap *???? *If so, no special explanation is needed for its fiery demise. Could be. It's 10 uF, polarized, which could be either. It was too badly charred to tell what it used to be, but I didn't find the remains of an electrolytic can rattling around in the case, so a tantalum does seem likely. |
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On May 10, 7:33*pm, Meat Plow wrote:
If you have some way to limit current, use it. I have a supply that I can dial in from 0 to 35 amps and it comes in real handy Will do. I don't have a variable-limit supply, but I do have one with a fixed 1.5A limit that I plan to use for initial low power transmit testing. |
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"David Brodbeck" "Phil Allison" ** Is C54 actually a * tantalum* bead cap ???? If so, no special explanation is needed for its fiery demise. Could be. It's 10 uF, polarized, which could be either. It was too badly charred to tell what it used to be, but I didn't find the remains of an electrolytic can rattling around in the case, so a tantalum does seem likely. ** FYI - tantalum bead caps look like this: http://www.allproducts.com/manufactu...e/product1.jpg They are known to catch fire and emit smoke and bits of the tantalum oxide "slug" for no good reason. If you found a "can" then the cap is an ordinary electro that overheated, the electrolyte boiled and burst the seal. .... Phil |
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On Tue, 11 May 2010 12:05:53 -0700, David Brodbeck wrote:
On May 10, 7:33*pm, Meat Plow wrote: If you have some way to limit current, use it. I have a supply that I can dial in from 0 to 35 amps and it comes in real handy Will do. I don't have a variable-limit supply, but I do have one with a fixed 1.5A limit that I plan to use for initial low power transmit testing. That will help you not fry some of the bigger stuff but there is nothing like a 0 to 15 volt, 0 to 35 amp supply with volt/ammeter. |
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On Thu, 13 May 2010 12:51:27 +0000 (UTC) Meat Plow
wrote in Message id: : On Tue, 11 May 2010 12:05:53 -0700, David Brodbeck wrote: On May 10, 7:33*pm, Meat Plow wrote: If you have some way to limit current, use it. I have a supply that I can dial in from 0 to 35 amps and it comes in real handy Will do. I don't have a variable-limit supply, but I do have one with a fixed 1.5A limit that I plan to use for initial low power transmit testing. That will help you not fry some of the bigger stuff but there is nothing like a 0 to 15 volt, 0 to 35 amp supply with volt/ammeter. Even better if it has OCP. If the current drain reaches a user programmed setting (IE those BJTs are about to blow!), the power supply will shutdown its output completely, instead of just dumping continuous current to whatever the current is set to. I have an Agilent 6643A which does this. While they cost $3K new you can pick 'em up for a 10% of that on Ebay. I paid just a bit over $300 for mine. http://www.home.agilent.com/agilent/...sults.Overview |
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On Thu, 13 May 2010 09:08:10 -0400, JW wrote:
On Thu, 13 May 2010 12:51:27 +0000 (UTC) Meat Plow wrote in Message id: : On Tue, 11 May 2010 12:05:53 -0700, David Brodbeck wrote: On May 10, 7:33*pm, Meat Plow wrote: If you have some way to limit current, use it. I have a supply that I can dial in from 0 to 35 amps and it comes in real handy Will do. I don't have a variable-limit supply, but I do have one with a fixed 1.5A limit that I plan to use for initial low power transmit testing. That will help you not fry some of the bigger stuff but there is nothing like a 0 to 15 volt, 0 to 35 amp supply with volt/ammeter. Even better if it has OCP. If the current drain reaches a user programmed setting (IE those BJTs are about to blow!), the power supply will shutdown its output completely, instead of just dumping continuous current to whatever the current is set to. I have an Agilent 6643A which does this. While they cost $3K new you can pick 'em up for a 10% of that on Ebay. I paid just a bit over $300 for mine. http://www.home.agilent.com/agilent/product.jspx? id=839301&pageMode=OV&pid=839301&lc=eng&ct=PRODUCT &cc=US&pselect=SR.PM- Search%20Results.Overview That's great if you know within a decent tolerance how much current what you are working on draws at inrush or at an idle. |
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On Thu, 13 May 2010 13:42:04 +0000 (UTC) Meat Plow
wrote in Message id: : On Thu, 13 May 2010 09:08:10 -0400, JW wrote: On Thu, 13 May 2010 12:51:27 +0000 (UTC) Meat Plow wrote in Message id: : On Tue, 11 May 2010 12:05:53 -0700, David Brodbeck wrote: On May 10, 7:33*pm, Meat Plow wrote: If you have some way to limit current, use it. I have a supply that I can dial in from 0 to 35 amps and it comes in real handy Will do. I don't have a variable-limit supply, but I do have one with a fixed 1.5A limit that I plan to use for initial low power transmit testing. That will help you not fry some of the bigger stuff but there is nothing like a 0 to 15 volt, 0 to 35 amp supply with volt/ammeter. Even better if it has OCP. If the current drain reaches a user programmed setting (IE those BJTs are about to blow!), the power supply will shutdown its output completely, instead of just dumping continuous current to whatever the current is set to. I have an Agilent 6643A which does this. While they cost $3K new you can pick 'em up for a 10% of that on Ebay. I paid just a bit over $300 for mine. http://www.home.agilent.com/agilent/product.jspx? id=839301&pageMode=OV&pid=839301&lc=eng&ct=PRODUC T&cc=US&pselect=SR.PM- Search%20Results.Overview That's great if you know within a decent tolerance how much current what you are working on draws at inrush or at an idle. True. Start low and work your way up. |
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On Fri, 14 May 2010 05:11:56 -0400, JW wrote:
On Thu, 13 May 2010 13:42:04 +0000 (UTC) Meat Plow wrote in Message id: : On Thu, 13 May 2010 09:08:10 -0400, JW wrote: On Thu, 13 May 2010 12:51:27 +0000 (UTC) Meat Plow wrote in Message id: : On Tue, 11 May 2010 12:05:53 -0700, David Brodbeck wrote: On May 10, 7:33*pm, Meat Plow wrote: If you have some way to limit current, use it. I have a supply that I can dial in from 0 to 35 amps and it comes in real handy Will do. I don't have a variable-limit supply, but I do have one with a fixed 1.5A limit that I plan to use for initial low power transmit testing. That will help you not fry some of the bigger stuff but there is nothing like a 0 to 15 volt, 0 to 35 amp supply with volt/ammeter. Even better if it has OCP. If the current drain reaches a user programmed setting (IE those BJTs are about to blow!), the power supply will shutdown its output completely, instead of just dumping continuous current to whatever the current is set to. I have an Agilent 6643A which does this. While they cost $3K new you can pick 'em up for a 10% of that on Ebay. I paid just a bit over $300 for mine. http://www.home.agilent.com/agilent/product.jspx? id=839301&pageMode=OV&pid=839301&lc=eng&ct=PRODU CT&cc=US&pselect=SR.PM- Search%20Results.Overview That's great if you know within a decent tolerance how much current what you are working on draws at inrush or at an idle. True. Start low and work your way up. And put your nose close to it and inhale. I do a lot of troubleshoot with my senses. After 30 some years I can distinguish just what's hot or burning, smell ozone from HV, hear things snap crackle pop etc... |
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On Fri, 14 May 2010 16:02:23 +0000 (UTC) Meat Plow
wrote in Message id: : On Fri, 14 May 2010 05:11:56 -0400, JW wrote: On Thu, 13 May 2010 13:42:04 +0000 (UTC) Meat Plow wrote in Message id: : On Thu, 13 May 2010 09:08:10 -0400, JW wrote: On Thu, 13 May 2010 12:51:27 +0000 (UTC) Meat Plow wrote in Message id: : On Tue, 11 May 2010 12:05:53 -0700, David Brodbeck wrote: On May 10, 7:33*pm, Meat Plow wrote: If you have some way to limit current, use it. I have a supply that I can dial in from 0 to 35 amps and it comes in real handy Will do. I don't have a variable-limit supply, but I do have one with a fixed 1.5A limit that I plan to use for initial low power transmit testing. That will help you not fry some of the bigger stuff but there is nothing like a 0 to 15 volt, 0 to 35 amp supply with volt/ammeter. Even better if it has OCP. If the current drain reaches a user programmed setting (IE those BJTs are about to blow!), the power supply will shutdown its output completely, instead of just dumping continuous current to whatever the current is set to. I have an Agilent 6643A which does this. While they cost $3K new you can pick 'em up for a 10% of that on Ebay. I paid just a bit over $300 for mine. http://www.home.agilent.com/agilent/product.jspx? id=839301&pageMode=OV&pid=839301&lc=eng&ct=PROD UCT&cc=US&pselect=SR.PM- Search%20Results.Overview That's great if you know within a decent tolerance how much current what you are working on draws at inrush or at an idle. True. Start low and work your way up. And put your nose close to it and inhale. I do a lot of troubleshoot with my senses. After 30 some years I can distinguish just what's hot or burning, smell ozone from HV, hear things snap crackle pop etc... Also a good tip, but when doing so I wear safety glasses. I've had a few things go critical mass just as I lowered my nose for a sniff! Gotta love those - practically fell out of my seat. |
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On Mon, 17 May 2010 05:30:57 -0400, JW wrote:
On Fri, 14 May 2010 16:02:23 +0000 (UTC) Meat Plow wrote in Message id: : On Fri, 14 May 2010 05:11:56 -0400, JW wrote: On Thu, 13 May 2010 13:42:04 +0000 (UTC) Meat Plow wrote in Message id: : On Thu, 13 May 2010 09:08:10 -0400, JW wrote: On Thu, 13 May 2010 12:51:27 +0000 (UTC) Meat Plow wrote in Message id: : On Tue, 11 May 2010 12:05:53 -0700, David Brodbeck wrote: On May 10, 7:33*pm, Meat Plow wrote: If you have some way to limit current, use it. I have a supply that I can dial in from 0 to 35 amps and it comes in real handy Will do. I don't have a variable-limit supply, but I do have one with a fixed 1.5A limit that I plan to use for initial low power transmit testing. That will help you not fry some of the bigger stuff but there is nothing like a 0 to 15 volt, 0 to 35 amp supply with volt/ammeter. Even better if it has OCP. If the current drain reaches a user programmed setting (IE those BJTs are about to blow!), the power supply will shutdown its output completely, instead of just dumping continuous current to whatever the current is set to. I have an Agilent 6643A which does this. While they cost $3K new you can pick 'em up for a 10% of that on Ebay. I paid just a bit over $300 for mine. http://www.home.agilent.com/agilent/product.jspx? id=839301&pageMode=OV&pid=839301&lc=eng&ct=PRO DUCT&cc=US&pselect=SR.PM- Search%20Results.Overview That's great if you know within a decent tolerance how much current what you are working on draws at inrush or at an idle. True. Start low and work your way up. And put your nose close to it and inhale. I do a lot of troubleshoot with my senses. After 30 some years I can distinguish just what's hot or burning, smell ozone from HV, hear things snap crackle pop etc... Also a good tip, but when doing so I wear safety glasses. I've had a few things go critical mass just as I lowered my nose for a sniff! Gotta love those - practically fell out of my seat. How true I've had my fair share of electrolytic out-gassing up the nose. Never had anything with the potential to injure blow up in my face. |
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On May 11, 6:56*pm, "Phil Allison" wrote:
** *FYI *- * tantalum bead caps look like this: http://www.allproducts.com/manufactu...e/product1.jpg They are known to catch fire and emit smoke and bits of the tantalum oxide "slug" *for no good reason. If you found a "can" then the cap is an ordinary electro that overheated, the electrolyte boiled and burst the seal. ... *Phil Didn't find a can, so almost certainly it's a tantalum. Good catch, i probably would have replaced it with an electrolytic if you hadn't said anything. Hoping to get this thing put back together later this week. Been way too busy to get to it 'till now. I'll let you know what happens. |
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"David Brodbeck" "Phil Allison" ** FYI - tantalum bead caps look like this: http://www.allproducts.com/manufactu...e/product1.jpg They are known to catch fire and emit smoke and bits of the tantalum oxide "slug" for no good reason. If you found a "can" then the cap is an ordinary electro that overheated, the electrolyte boiled and burst the seal. Didn't find a can, ** Funny how you used that word earlier. so almost certainly it's a tantalum. Good catch, i probably would have replaced it with an electrolytic if you hadn't said anything. ** Did you read the warning above about tants I just gave you ??? There is no reason to use them if space permits a normal electro. ..... Phil |
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On May 18, 3:36*am, "Phil Allison" wrote:
** *Did you read the warning above about tants I just gave you *??? There is no reason to use them if space permits a normal electro. OK, fair enough. I wasn't sure if they had different leakage characteristics or something like that. |
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For those curious how this went:
I replaced Q17 and C54. I now have correct voltages on all four pins of the PA module in transmit mode, but still almost no power output -- I suspect a bad PA module, at this point. Reinforcing this is the fact that I appear to have more signal on the input of the PA module than I have on the output. I think I'm going to set this one aside and just use it as a receiver; at this point it's not worth spending much more time on, unless I run across another IC-28A with a different problem. |
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David Brodbeck wrote:
For those curious how this went: I replaced Q17 and C54. I now have correct voltages on all four pins of the PA module in transmit mode, but still almost no power output -- I suspect a bad PA module, at this point. Reinforcing this is the fact that I appear to have more signal on the input of the PA module than I have on the output. I think I'm going to set this one aside and just use it as a receiver; at this point it's not worth spending much more time on, unless I run across another IC-28A with a different problem. Your assumption is most likely correct... I can give you an idea how ever.. If you can remove the cover of the module, and inspect the board, you may find a crack. You'll need a high temp soldering iron to put it back together.. This is common with RF modules or various types. I've done this 3 times already on different rigs and it worked. Most of the time a crack develops, mostly from abuse. Other times, you have a bad module.. |
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IC-28A transmit section carnage
On Mon, 31 May 2010 21:41:25 -0400, Jamie
t wrote: Your assumption is most likely correct... I can give you an idea how ever.. If you can remove the cover of the module, and inspect the board, you may find a crack. You'll need a high temp soldering iron to put it back together.. This is common with RF modules or various types. I've done this 3 times already on different rigs and it worked. Most of the time a crack develops, mostly from abuse. Other times, you have a bad module.. It doesn't require abuse. See: http://www.11junk.com/jeffl/pics/drivel/slides/power-amp.html That's the guts of the VHF power module from my Kenwood TM-732A radio. The circled areas are where I had to solder the trace back together. The two failures were seperated by about 2 years and will probably continue at the same interval. My guess(tm) is that it was caused by either incomplete baking of the hybrid, or a bad solder paste mix when the hybrid was silk screened. The gaps were almost invisible and very difficult to see. They would have been far more visible if I could have shined a light from the back, but there's a big copper heat spreader in the way. Instead, I found them with an ohmmeter. I started with the probes at the end of the conductor trace, which showed no continuity. I slowly moved the probes closer to each other and eventually closed in on the break. Soldering was also rather difficult. The ceramic hybrid is a wonderful heatsink and literally sucks all the heat out of the soldering iron. I had to use a rather large 850C screwdriver solder tip and still managed to do a lousy job of soldering. Also note on the photograph the two big power xsistors. The goo covering them is rather soft and flexible silicon rubber. Please resist the temptation to push on it, or you'll break the wire bonds underneath. If desperate, you can get replacement PA modules from RF Parts. -- Jeff Liebermann 150 Felker St #D http://www.LearnByDestroying.com Santa Cruz CA 95060 http://802.11junk.com Skype: JeffLiebermann AE6KS 831-336-2558 |
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IC-28A transmit section carnage
On Mon, 31 May 2010 18:15:27 -0700, David Brodbeck ǝʇoɹʍ:
For those curious how this went: I replaced Q17 and C54. I now have correct voltages on all four pins of the PA module in transmit mode, but still almost no power output -- I suspect a bad PA module, at this point. Reinforcing this is the fact that I appear to have more signal on the input of the PA module than I have on the output. I think I'm going to set this one aside and just use it as a receiver; at this point it's not worth spending much more time on, unless I run across another IC-28A with a different problem. No new PA available or is it too costly? |
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IC-28A transmit section carnage
Jeff Liebermann wrote:
On Mon, 31 May 2010 21:41:25 -0400, Jamie t wrote: Your assumption is most likely correct... I can give you an idea how ever.. If you can remove the cover of the module, and inspect the board, you may find a crack. You'll need a high temp soldering iron to put it back together.. This is common with RF modules or various types. I've done this 3 times already on different rigs and it worked. Most of the time a crack develops, mostly from abuse. Other times, you have a bad module.. It doesn't require abuse. See: http://www.11junk.com/jeffl/pics/drivel/slides/power-amp.html That's the guts of the VHF power module from my Kenwood TM-732A radio. The circled areas are where I had to solder the trace back together. The two failures were seperated by about 2 years and will probably continue at the same interval. My guess(tm) is that it was caused by either incomplete baking of the hybrid, or a bad solder paste mix when the hybrid was silk screened. The gaps were almost invisible and very difficult to see. They would have been far more visible if I could have shined a light from the back, but there's a big copper heat spreader in the way. Instead, I found them with an ohmmeter. I started with the probes at the end of the conductor trace, which showed no continuity. I slowly moved the probes closer to each other and eventually closed in on the break. Soldering was also rather difficult. The ceramic hybrid is a wonderful heatsink and literally sucks all the heat out of the soldering iron. I had to use a rather large 850C screwdriver solder tip and still managed to do a lousy job of soldering. Also note on the photograph the two big power xsistors. The goo covering them is rather soft and flexible silicon rubber. Please resist the temptation to push on it, or you'll break the wire bonds underneath. If desperate, you can get replacement PA modules from RF Parts. I use a mini gas torch that has nice tips for soldering, no flames get in there but the tip gets hot as hell. The heat sink has no chance of holding back. |
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