Rick and Esa,
thanks for your reply. Actually, I found the problem last night. Here is
the
story. This person acquired the rig from a CB'er and all the crystals were
removed.
My friend (a HAM) installed one crystal he had for 10 meters, and he
installed it
in the AUX position. Well my assumption was that since the rig was from a
CB'er,
that the brown wire had been already cut. After quite a bit of tracing, I
saw the
wire was "still" intact. I moved the crystal to the proper holder and
behold, I now
have output. Lucky I checked under the final cage, because someone had
removed the
final cage relay and the retaining clip had fallen down near the base if the
finals.
That could have posed a severe problem if it shorted the screen voltage to
another
component.
Thanks again for your help,
Tom Laird WC9M
> -----Original Message-----
> From: R_Davis [SMTP:WD8JJA@arrl.net]
> Sent: Friday, March 22, 2002 9:28 AM
> To: yaesu@contesting.com
> Subject: FT-101E problem
>
> Let me ask a for more data:
>
> 1.) Be sure the ACC plug has pins 1 and 2 shorted. This applies voltage
> to
> the filaments of the PA tubes.
>
> 2.) Look through the final amplifier compartment cover. When you turn the
> HEATER on, can you see the filaments starting to glow?
>
> 3.) The ALC only works in SSB. Do you have a carrier when the mode switch
> is in the TUNE position?
>
> 4.) Does the I.C. current increase when you advance the CARRIER control
> with the mode switch in TUNE position?
>
> 5.) Is the problem the same on all bands?
>
> Rick, WD8JJA
>
> Subject: [Yaesu] FT-101E problem
>
> I am trying to fix a 101E for a friend. The receiver works fine, but no
> transmit.
> I checked the driver and finals and both are OK, doesn't appear to be
> anything
> burnt in the final cage. I have high voltage and able to set the bias
> idling current
> to specs (60ma) on the meter. I have absolutely no output (zero - nothing)
> and the
> ALC in transmit isn't working. BTW, the plug in the rear (ACC) is
> installed and the
> heater switch is ON.
>
> Also, I need a relay for this rig, the plug-in one near the filter board,
> I had to
> borrow the one out of my other rig. Any replacements for this relay if I
> can't find
> an original? Tom Laird WC9M Moline, IL. wc9m@revealed.net
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