Yeah the fuse next to the three electrolytics was the first thing I checked. It's conductive.
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On Oct 20, 2022 9:26 PM, Doug Jackson <doug@...> wrote:
EA4GPZ has a great article on replacing the Internal fuse within the FT817.
I damaged my own fuse when I reverse polarised the unit a couple of years ago.
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On Fri, 21 Oct 2022 at 12:06, Bill W1PA <
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with power plugged in ? --- yes.
If I remove the power and use the battery, the voltage readings seem correct.
In the original post I was measuring from the 817 case to the 13.8 line on the main board and getting 0v (because relative to the DC barrel, they are both 13.8? --? same potential)
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