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You ever find the problem?

Hello Would you be so kind as to give me some advice? I have a Kenwood TS 530s with the following symptoms: In RX: heater=off, Reception is correct. heater=on, Reception is lost. In TX: Selector in SSB: IP readings: reading 0 Even negative, ALC readings: reading 0 Even negative, All components of the final step plate are in good condition. Could it be a valve12BY7a problem? or the electronics of its periphery? Thank you.

Chris have a look at this site Kenwood TS520 may help your HV should be 800Volt . Have look at this site : Kenwood TS520 Part 1 of 4 Introduction and Initial Assessment Cheers mate de Dennis vk4oc. Enjoy your videos.

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9 Yrs later…. 10 ohm resistors on cathode are open circuit or very high😊

Hi Chris, how and where did you get the diodes? I have an issue with the readout from the power meter so I can not it on SWR Set!

you need to move your vfo to look for the signal on some of the bands because it may be off frequency

Great video now I will see what my FT-101E does at these frequencies. Thanks for sharing and hope you get it repaired.

hi cristpher. my ts 430 only have light on smeter . was on garage about 2 years when i turn on again nothing. no display. how repair

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Anxious to see your solution! Tnx.

What's your high voltage read ?

My TS830 also has some caps marked blue so probably they have made that in the factory. 73 de SN5O

Can you pls tell me how to measure the filament voltage A.C

Hi so how is the antenna going?

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I'd love one of these old work-horses ! But how do you know the exact frequency of operation ? I assume you've got kind of external counter connected ?

My TS-530S became a bit unresponsive when I try to TUNE it, what do I need to look at ? I know I replaced the tubes few years ago thank you for your help 73 de KH2ZZ

Hi Christopher, I have the same problem with my TS-430S that you show at 2:10 where the AM station stays on even when you rotate the VFO and change frequency. Did you ever find a solution? Thanks in advance. Bob

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Bonjour Christopher, comment avez vous regler le probleme d' laffichage? vous n'aviez qu'un seul chiffre au depart!

Good evening. Can you clarify what was the hot and broken IC? I followed all the videos but it goes from testing pll integrated circuits to perfect working. Thank you

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Those electrolytic capacitors are all way past their designed life. Looking at them is of absolutely no use. Replace all electrolytic capacitors as a rule on anything over 35 years service and ideally after 15 years. No ifs or buts. Then power resistors and then all high voltage caps.

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Hi Christopher I bought that radio. Its been wonderful I use it every day. I had added a FRA-7700 antenna but I use it as antenna amplifier and have fitted a bnc socket to the rear. Also a FRV-7700 VHF converter so I have air band. I live close to Archerfield airport. I have noticed that there are a few mods done. The main tuning control has a 6 to 1 reduction drive fitted makes tuning so nice but it can be a little hard work at times. I looked at another FRG-7 it was 10 turns to cover 1 mhz mine is 60. Also the fine tune control range is only maybe 2 khz I think stock is 7 or 8 khz. Did you do the mods ? Do you know if anything else has been done. Thanks. [email protected] Dave Anderson

What was the root cause for the inability to tune correctly after the cable was installed?

Where can I get all new caps for my TS520s

Where you able to solve the display problem? I have the same problem but it only does it when I go up from 15 meters.

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May be one of the VFO is dead...

Good job !!! I'm ready to send my rig to you for repair.

I've had a Lafayette VTVM and I've tried to fix it, but it was impossible. The needle went to the maximum and stayed. I moved all rheostats, changed all resistors, cleaned the movement, even I changed the tubes. Nothing. It went to the trash. I still keep some of their parts, but it gained the nickname La-Fail-ette. Then I moved to a Heathkit IM-18 and it all went better.

Allen--W7GIF put me onto a winner He had found the PCB mounted trimpots to be low quality and failure prone so suggested exercise these. I went over all the easily accessible pots, some had never been moved, so I broke the seal and moved them around and back to the position they were set. problem remained. On the distribution board there was a trimmer i couldn’t get a screwdriver to, but when i touched and wriggled it, i was able to get the crackling- distortion to appear. I carefully exercised it and blasted with contact cleaner. It is the 10.5v set R114 and since then all RX crackling has gone & TX audio is distortion free with good output reports. After a few days now, no re-occurrence of the fault.

could you post the schematic

What turned out to be the problem with your Kenwood?

Recently I owned this meter. Unfortunately, it seems unable to work properly and I suspect it was repaired and modified. I need the wiring diagram in order to bring it back to the original condition. Can someone help me? Many thanks.

Confounded as to why demonstrations of tuning, focus on the meter but not showing knobs being adjust to make changes...

I had this happen on my TS 520SE, there was a big high voltage capacitor that went out on mine. I replaced the cap and it fixed it.

I have this model, but the DCV probe is missing. It looks to be an RCA connection, but not sure. Can you give me any info about the probe?

Having to make small adjustments from one range to another is normal for an analog meter. I hope you enjoy using the meter, they are very useful. It is my analog meters quite a lot. Sometimes a digital meter will not lock onto the same result in a circuit, but when I use my analog meter I can see what the result is and why the digital meter was unable to give me a result.

C7, C8 and L1 (the small choke at the base of the large choke) should always be replaced on these radios. The 3kv disc capacitors take a lot of heat and abuse in the PA cage. C7 should be upgraded to a mini 10kv .001 uf doorknob cap. It's a great upgrade to the PA cage. Get the single doorknob cap and avoid running several smaller caps in parallel. Available here: www.hybridrestore.com/parts/#fcrk Lots of info here as well: www.k4eaa.com Ken, K4EAA is THE go-to guru on these radios. He sells a lot of reproduction restoration parts, too. Also, check the 3kv disc caps on the load wafers of the band switch directly under the PA cage. A little contact cleaner on the PA cage band switch is always a good idea, too.