http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Kenwood_TS50/ Kenwood TS50 Thu, 09 May 2013 17:24:28 GMT k4zot http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Kenwood_TS50/message/3952 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Kenwood_TS50/message/3952 I have a very nice TS-60 with only one problem. I have a slight play in my VFO knob. It has some movement in and out and clicks a little when I rapidly turn Thu, 09 May 2013 00:34:09 GMT avvidclif http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Kenwood_TS50/message/3951 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Kenwood_TS50/message/3951 Very nice pictures.... Clif Thu, 09 May 2013 00:05:40 GMT john gabbard http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Kenwood_TS50/message/3950 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Kenwood_TS50/message/3950 Thanks James, All 4 of my lamps are working when jumpered to the emitter of Q1. I guess this is a common fault? I will check this out thanks very much. John Wed, 08 May 2013 23:28:54 GMT james27613 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Kenwood_TS50/message/3949 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Kenwood_TS50/message/3949 hi, Take a look at the photos, one has a red arrow pointing at the plated through hole that was the problem along with the leaking electrolytic capacitor. Mon, 06 May 2013 18:38:10 GMT john gabbard http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Kenwood_TS50/message/3948 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Kenwood_TS50/message/3948 Thanks Clif, I will check that out, I removed the display board to get a better look at socket CN1 and found the pins(contacts) were all bent away from the Mon, 06 May 2013 13:48:27 GMT avvidclif http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Kenwood_TS50/message/3947 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Kenwood_TS50/message/3947 Replace the leaking cap C1 and repair the damaged thru holes/traces. Clif Mon, 06 May 2013 01:38:28 GMT John http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Kenwood_TS50/message/3946 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Kenwood_TS50/message/3946 The TS50 I just bought apparently has a non original head on it, after I repaired the CN1 socket on the display board I noticed we had no panel lights. The Sat, 04 May 2013 21:47:42 GMT john gabbard http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Kenwood_TS50/message/3945 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Kenwood_TS50/message/3945 you bet! John KF7OM ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Sat, 04 May 2013 20:48:11 GMT Paul Floyd http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Kenwood_TS50/message/3944 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Kenwood_TS50/message/3944 Hi John Got all sorted was a fuse that caused the problem. Thanks for your reply. 73 de Paul 2I0LDC [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Sat, 04 May 2013 01:57:37 GMT john gabbard http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Kenwood_TS50/message/3943 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Kenwood_TS50/message/3943 HI Paul, you might try a reset and if that fails, check your fuses John ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Sat, 04 May 2013 01:18:02 GMT mi6bii http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Kenwood_TS50/message/3942 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Kenwood_TS50/message/3942 Hi All This morning I switched on my ts-50 to do a little psk. My radio was on same set up as I always use TS-50 and MFJ-962D tuner which was on the same Wed, 01 May 2013 06:37:04 GMT waaslandwolf http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Kenwood_TS50/message/3941 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Kenwood_TS50/message/3941 Stephen, Thanks for the info! Indeed behind what was an internal thread in the brass bushing, I found a small hex screw that was holding the shaft. I couldn't Wed, 01 May 2013 01:53:07 GMT kd0fds http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Kenwood_TS50/message/3940 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Kenwood_TS50/message/3940 JD: I faced this problem once. I about destroyed my radio trying to get the knob off of the encoder shaft! I removed the allen set screw, but the knob wouldn't Tue, 30 Apr 2013 03:29:45 GMT wd8kni@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Kenwood_TS50/message/3939 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Kenwood_TS50/message/3939 Not only that but 12volt bulbs come in different wattages (current) hence different brightness install what the manual calls for Sent from my Verizon Wireless Mon, 29 Apr 2013 22:29:16 GMT avvidclif http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Kenwood_TS50/message/3938 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Kenwood_TS50/message/3938 The s-meter bulbs are 12v 100ma and the sub-display bulbs are 14v 80ma. Maybe that explains why his 8v bulbs are burning out. He needs to measure the actual