kenwood th-27a

[kc8adu]

every smt lytic in this unit is bad.
they rotted on the shelf as p.o was sk.it worked before it was stored in a drawer 5 years.
wouldnt come on so i got it for $1 at the estate sale.
its gonna get smt tantalums in place of the lytics.

[arneson]

Re: kenwood th-27a

Those are tough, 5lbs of ___ in small case.

[kc8adu]

Re: kenwood th-27a

that one was easy.
took a whole 30 min.that rig doesnt have ANY lytics in it now.
works like a new one.
also need to rebuild the battery.6 sanyo 2700 aa ready to go in!

[arneson]

Re: kenwood th-27a

Well done, your befor pics are great, any after pics?

[kc8adu]

Re: kenwood th-27a

no.i reasembled to test and it passed.sorry the sony camera doesnt have xray vision.
i used smt tants i stripped from dead mobo's.
btw the brown stuff that looked like flux was electrolyte residue.be warned if you do this that it stinks!
i cleaned up the boards before replaceing the caps.