Thanks to everyone that answered my OT question about getting capacitor goop off of PC boards. I managed to remove about 8 leaking SMD aluminum can capacitors without destroying it, cleaned it with alcohol flux remover, then distilled water, and replaced the caps. Success! My old TS850S works again.
This used to be THE contest radio. But time and technology have passed it by. It's worth keeping, though. It has a good general coverage receiver and dynamic range similar to the K2. And it's not a bad SSB rig, if you like that stuff. Apparently the board -- the carrier oscillator board -- is famous for having been built with caps that go bad after 20 years or so (my radio was built in 1991). This would never happen to an Elecraft product! -- Vic, K2VCO Fresno CA http://www.qsl.net/k2vco/ ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
