[UK-CONTEST] FT1000MP Clarifier Problem

[Fred Handscombe]

It is debris from the spindle lubricant blocking the opto wheel

See www.mods.dk for description and remedy.  MP MK5 seems toi have a
better quality RIT encoder.

Takes about 30mins to dismantle, clean and put back together.

73 Fred
G4BWP

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dave Sharred" <dave at g3nkc.fsnet.co.uk>
To: "Chris Burbanks" <g3sjj at btinternet.com>; "Bob Henderson"
<bob at cytanet.com.cy>; <UK-Contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Sunday, August 01, 2004 2:08 PM
Subject: RE: [UK-CONTEST] FT1000MP Clarifier Problem


> If its the opto coupler; and it is intermittent, I would wonder how big
a
> problem it is - it could be just dust between the optocoupler and its
light
> source (LED) ?
>
> A good clean might be all it needs
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: uk-contest-bounces at contesting.com
> [mailto:uk-contest-bounces at contesting.com]On Behalf Of Chris Burbanks
> Sent: 01 August 2004 08:07
> To: Bob Henderson; UK-Contest at contesting.com
> Subject: RE: [UK-CONTEST] FT1000MP Clarifier Problem
>
>
> Bob, I think it is the Opto coupler thingy, had mine replaced 2 couple
of
> years ago after a similar problem. Chris G3SJJ
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: uk-contest-bounces at contesting.com
> [mailto:uk-contest-bounces at contesting.com]On Behalf Of Bob Henderson
> Sent: 30 July 2004 11:10
> To: UK-Contest at contesting.com
> Subject: [UK-CONTEST] FT1000MP Clarifier Problem
>
>
> Good morning chaps
>
> The clarifier on my 8 year old FT1kMP has started to play up a little.
It
> causes frequency jumps or alternately no change in frequency when the
> control is rotated at all quickly.  I know I have seen mention of this
kind
> of failure in the MP before but a trawl around the web, while revealing
> reference to it, reveals no clue about how to approach fixing it.
>
> Is there anyone who has suffered this problem and effected a cure who
can
> advise me on what is necessary.  Return to Yaesu or a dealer for service
is
> not a great option out here.
>
> 73 Bob, 5B4AGN, G3ZEM
>
>
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