Service manual
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Symptom PossibleCauses Fix
5vSupplyreadslow,
frontpanelseems
lockedup
C24onDCDboard MakesureC24is
mountedtherightdi‐
rection,resolderit.
DCDTraygetsveryhot Normalwithoutcover
on
Attachtopcover.The
extraheatsinkingand
fanswillkeepthe
traycool
AntennaA/Brelays
don’tswitch
Unsolderedpins RemoveDCDboardand
checksolderconnec‐
tionsonallrelays
Transmitterdoesnot
transmit
TXPVCCsignalinopera‐
tive
Makesurethereisno
voltageontheTxIn‐
hibitinputonthe
Linearinterfacecon‐
nector.CheckQ13base
(shouldread9.1V).
CheckR68,D18,R4,
R5,Q16.Makesure
LPTTgoeslowduring
transmit(gateof
Q16).Checkcontinuity
throughlowpassfil‐
ters.MakesureQ4and
Q5jumpersagreewith
installedtransistor
types.
IFFilterBoardfails
test
Solderconnections.
ICsmountedbackwards.
Cableattachedto
wrongsideofboard.
Jumpersontestboard
setwrong.
Inspectallsolder
joints.Makesurepin
1ofICsisinsquare
pad.Makesure8‐pin
cableisattachedto
bottomsideofboard.
Re‐checkthejumpers
onthetestboard.
RxBPFfailstest Toroids,soldering,
filtersnotinstalled,
powerconnectorsin‐
stalledonwrongside
ofboard
Measurecontinuity
acrosstoroids,resol‐
der.Re‐heatallsol‐
derconnections.Make
sureconnectorsare
mountedright.