My Elenos ETG 1000W has died

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Re: My Elenos ETG 1000W has died

Post by BriansBrain » Fri Jun 14, 2024 10:39 am

:smoke

I am tempted to put a wire joining one of the 4.97V points to a 2.46V one :whistle

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Re: My Elenos ETG 1000W has died

Post by BriansBrain » Fri Jun 14, 2024 2:55 pm

:smoke

Jumper from + of C3 to the VCC end of R5

And it worked 4.97V at all VCC points :tup
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Re: My Elenos ETG 1000W has died

Post by BriansBrain » Fri Jun 14, 2024 3:05 pm

:smoke

Working fine - Heatsink is roasting :tup

Biut........ Now for some reason the Reflected Power is not reading on the Display :cry:

Looks like the next problem :whistle
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Re: My Elenos ETG 1000W has died

Post by jvok » Fri Jun 14, 2024 10:52 pm

Glad you got the screen working again. Maybe ref power is another bad trace?

Looks like some corrosion in some of those pics specially on the nuts that hold the board in. Not surprised if you keep running into problems like that. Guess the salty Mediterranean airs not so good for electronics
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Re: My Elenos ETG 1000W has died

Post by BriansBrain » Sat Jun 15, 2024 11:42 am

jvok wrote: ↑Fri Jun 14, 2024 10:52 pm Glad you got the screen working again.
Thanks :tup
jvok wrote: ↑Fri Jun 14, 2024 10:52 pm Maybe ref power is another bad trace?
From first inspection it looks like it's the Directional Coupler :whistle
jvok wrote: ↑Fri Jun 14, 2024 10:52 pm Looks like some corrosion in some of those pics specially on the nuts that hold the board in. Not surprised if you keep running into problems like that. Guess the salty Mediterranean airs not so good for electronics
It was a transmitter was originally from a Pirate station in Ireland :smoke
Plenty of corrosion in the case when I first got it :cry:

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Re: My Elenos ETG 1000W has died

Post by zl1tkldon » Tue Jun 18, 2024 11:55 pm

q2 or r64 470ohms open
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Re: My Elenos ETG 1000W has died

Post by zl1tkldon » Wed Jun 19, 2024 12:03 am

to remove hot glue a bent piece placed of #8 wire heated up to just melt the glue and on one end then when cold open like a can of sardines
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Re: My Elenos ETG 1000W has died

Post by BriansBrain » Wed Jun 19, 2024 10:45 am

zl1tkldon wrote: ↑Tue Jun 18, 2024 11:55 pm q2 or r64 470ohms open
Nah...... that's the Backlight Control :smoke
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Re: My Elenos ETG 1000W has died

Post by BriansBrain » Wed Jun 19, 2024 10:47 am

zl1tkldon wrote: ↑Wed Jun 19, 2024 12:03 am to remove hot glue a bent piece placed of #8 wire heated up to just melt the glue and on one end then when cold open like a can of sardines
Thanks but...

I have determined the Error was not on the Board covered in the Glue Gun Gunk :smoke
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Re: My Elenos ETG 1000W has died

Post by Jer » Mon Jan 19, 2026 4:08 pm

Eh BriansBrain. Were you able to figure it out?
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Re: My Elenos ETG 1000W has died

Post by BriansBrain » Tue Jan 20, 2026 6:01 pm

Jer wrote: ↑Mon Jan 19, 2026 4:08 pm Eh BriansBrain. Were you able to figure it out?
All of a sudden the Reflected Power started reading again :smoke
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Re: My Elenos ETG 1000W has died

Post by Albert H » Sat Jan 31, 2026 7:18 pm

BriansBrain wrote: ↑Sat Jun 15, 2024 11:42 am
It was a transmitter was originally from a Pirate station in Ireland :smoke
Plenty of corrosion in the case when I first got it :cry:
Yes - Ireland's the country where it rains for about fifteen minutes every quarter of an hour! That's why it's so green :P
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