[Yaesu] Fan not working in my FT1000D

[Don]

I had the same problem with a brand new one several weeks back,I sent it back to
AES and they sent me a brand new radio.....My radio got so hot you could not
touch it,and it had a 2000 build date on it.....Don

Are Barstad wrote:

> My FT-1000D overheated last night to the point were I could not even touch
> the top of it. I could smell the heat (not burnt electronics - just heat). I
> shut it off of course and let it cool down. I am pretty sure that the fan
> never came on and when I turned the rig back on again, I used it for a while
> (monitoring the heat all the time) but the fan never came on.
>
> Anyone had the same problem? The rig is still under warranty but thought I
> could do something myself if it was simple enough to fix that it wouldn't
> void it.
>
> Are - VA3ARE
>
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