You are amazing to even pursue a repair as bad as the board is! I trust you called the customer and told him it was going to be a very costly repair! You are the best. I wish I could send you any broken radio I have in the future. I trust you totally! You are the most knowledgeable engineer I have had the pleasure watching. Truly a GENIUS at work. 👍

I am watching all of your repair video even if they are very old because you are a real genius! This one is like letting somebody out of intensive care room. For me this radio would be already scrap! Bravo!

Brave man taking that one on, anything is fixable with time, effort and cost…but I would of refused to even look at it after seeing the reg placed on top of the other, right away I thought burned traces, then the other work was bodged, yeah a brave man Peter, well done, you fixed a pig and made it a king.

Peter, you are honestly a saint. Most people would have handed that radio back to the owner and said "No Thanks" or simply told them they needed to order a new board. You stuck with it and turned a sows ear into a silk purse of a repair. That really was some amazing work and shows what you will go through to fix something before giving up. If I might ask, what would a repair like this cost?? It must be less than a new board but I am wondering how much less. Sad to see such a great radio damaged to that extent but its great to see that you were able to bring it back to life. I would love to have one of these. Thanks again for the wonderful video! 73 de N0BPS

You really are a great tech that goes the extra mile for your customers , I would consider this repair somewhat of a nightmare and you handled it like a boss , I find your video's inspiring and enjoy watching all of them, I look forward to more in the coming year , please keep up the great work........ yourself and Mr carlsons lab are my favorite tech's ....... both very inspiring....... have a very happy and productive new year ....... 73

Awesome, your patience and workmanship are to be admired. When I saw the PCB I was sure it was not a feasible repair, but then I remembered who was doing the repair work. Thanks for sharing this and prior videos. '73 OM.

well done but what a mess you had to sort out, when people have faulty radio they should bring it to someone like you peter who knows what they are doing you had much repair to get the radio working again but you stuck with it and I do admire you for not giving up many another repair would have given it back to the owner and told them there was to much mess to fix It is a joy to see step by step expert at work and so much learning Peter and thank you for another video :)

Bravo, Peter! Amazing save! That radio was almost beyond help, but you brought it back to life. Well done, Sir!

Some people should just not take off the radio lids that was a real mess but the God of radio fixing put life back into it 👍

Hi Peter, This one took all your expertise. Great job getting it back into working order. I hope the OM buys you a few rounds. Happy Holidays. WB3BJU

It seemed like the last "golden screwdriver guy", destroyed the whole tranceiver. But, you've got it repaired at last. Well done!! I've got the same tranceiver and I wanted to see this repair. Greetings, Fred from Nederland.

Omg poor little radio, rescued from the butcher shop ! Only to live once more. That owner is lucky you were willing to touch that radio and give it some love.

I would love to how the radio even got into the state it was in. Great video, thanks!

Come to the words that cannot say what if to me i had to buy new one ,wow you are great .as time i have same problem with my iCom 751A too ,as the memories card were failing . so i still will follow your news on any fixing .. great ..

Great repair, you would have been the only one to save it from trash Merry Christmas Peter

The curse of the Golden Screwdriver!

nicely done, that reminds me of ole Jim. When i was younger he could fix anything.. Good job..

Peter, you had your work cut out for you on that one. The golden screwdriver operator really left his mark. Was fun to watch your work a round on this one. Thanks for another great repair video.

Wow, that was quite impressive... and a very nice job. You obviously know your craft, and also take it professionally, which are two hard to find qualities, nowadays.

Great Quality repair Peter, you can barely see to modifications and repair. Happy Holidays to you at the TRX Bench, Cheers 73

Great job, goes to show that you can still repair what would normally be a parts radio.

Looks like the "golden screwdriver" was the size of Crocodile Dundee's knife! Nice work Peter, Merry Christmas! 73 - Dino KL0S

Golden AngleGrinder you mean,what a hackjob people have done to that radio,thumbs up Peter for fixing that correctly!👍Most techs would not touch that radio anymore!73s51

Nice video! The FT857D was my first legitimate ham radio, where I had a license, and transmitted. I am driving past the uranium mine in Utah, heading for Colorado, so Frohe Weihnachten!! The tailings pile is always lit up like it's Christmas. I hope those are electric lights, and the overburden is not glowing!! Ihre Familie Gott Segnen

Good Job, What a headache that must have been for you. Another case of people confusion their intentions with their abilities.

:-o ...... noooooo ...... is it really true? The repair previously has left incredibly ugly traces. When I saw this I was really shocked. Peter, you're really a brave repairman. Now you have earned a few relaxing days. I wish you a merry christmas 73 Bernd

Hello Peter! Love to watch your repair videos! That one had a cluster of issues, but the Petermeister came through. I always look forward to your videos. Thanks for posting and hope you have a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! 73...Dan w4mnc

Great repair Peter. Glad to see this rig back in service. :)

never seen a radio that bad me ..i'm amazed you got it working again..great job 73

You earned your money on that one! I hate getting screwdrivered radios.

Repairs like this should be against the Geneva convention. Thank goodness that Peter was on hand to help this poor radio back to some kind of normality. War is hell : (

Saw your video today and I am sad that shipping from Norway is too expensive. Would realy liked it if you could fix my 857D! Great video, Peter. Great job!

Frohe Weihnachten Peter ;-) und vielen Dank für die immer tollen Videos. Besser als jeder Krimi. Daumen hoch, aber sowas von

nice job Peter its hard work to take over a job after some one else has been messing arround with everything. i find it better to do a quick alignment first as that shows up many faults after some one else has been playing. that was expensive work that many professionals would not take on. well done and Merry christmas to u.

Great video as always Peter. Merry Christmas Peter to you and your family.

personally, i wouldn't have bothered to repair it. what a mess. i would have looked for a new board or just toss it in the parts bin if cant get a new board. congrats on getting it working again. 73's

amigo seus vídeos são excelentes na manutenção de rádios seu laboratório e top estou sempre assistindo seus vídeos até a próxima valeu um abraço.

Great repair Peter, and Merry Christmas.

Good morning, back again enjoyed your quest to restore the station yet again and useful to which it is intended. Keep going this way and you will certainly more followers in. remains for me to wish you a nice 2nd Christmas and a happy and healthy 2017. '73

Full marks for your commitment mate, I service radios but I would have taken one look at that mess and put the lid back on and sent it back. I hope you charged at least 200€ because as far as I would be concerned that radio was BER until you gave it the kiss of life. I would only have a go after that cowboy if it was a mates radio. If you want to work with SMT then you need to invest in the correct equipment, it looks like the bodger before you used an angle grinder and arc welder in there.

Nice repair Peter big thumbs up mate

Hello Peter! Thank you for the great and interesting videos! I learned so many from them! I have Yaesu FT-857D and i love it very much, i use it in different bands. But i was very upset that on 2-m and 70-band it has not so good reception of RF, like on others bands. I know that electrical part for 2-m and 70-cm bands in FT 857d simple and not the best. But i am sure that with your help we will be able to revise and possibly to make it better. What can you advice to check and possibly change in scheme to make the reception of RF signal on 2-m and 70 -cm bands better ? I checked and compare the reception of 2-meter RF signal on FT-857 with Quasheng UV2-plus radio and to my surprise the reception of RF on Quansheng uv2-plus with external antena (superheterodyne too) is looks better (less noise and better hearing of weak remote stations). I hope to get the advice from you to make FT-857D work better here.

What shame! Someone screwed up a good radio. Would hate to see the bill! LOL Great Job, I always learn something. 73 de KD4HCT

This one was in bit of a mess at the start my friend. Very nice work on getting it going properly again. Happy Christmas Peter :) John

Nicht Schlect, Herr Specht! Many would thrown in the towel after seeing the damages! Nice that you struck with it. 73 Tom KY4TD

That was some great work, I really enjoyed your show, thank you.

One more video from you, one step closer to repair my radio 😅

Great Job... And happy New Year Peter!

Wow. Great job. My hat is off to you. Thanks for sharing.

Great work, I think any other repair shop would have scraped that radio with all the faults that where created buy the last repair person.

when my radio died i sent it to yaesu they did a great job for 70 bucks mr trx bench i love ur viedos kg6mn

Amazing dedication. Bravo!!!

After i see now some videos from you ... Great job !

Excellent work Peter I love the way you explained every thing in details. Sad to see someone destroy such a great radio like that. How much Will such a repair like this cost? Thanks for sharing 👍 I'm subscribing to your channel now👌😆

Sorry Peter that radio has had the golden screwdriver gone through it and I will tell you that the best thing to do is replace the whole board with a new one .

You are a real doctor sir! 73

Merry Xmas Peter thanks for the videos keep them coming in 2017

When you turned that board over, revealing the nasty damage around the regulators, I found myself wanting to hunt down the guy that did it and slap him right across the face. (ha!)

my 857d also came back from he shop and work well for about 30 days. they replace 3 ceramic filters and did a realignment so the hf would have rf output. now the hf receive is back down again and my ssb is off .5hzs high from what a follow ham told me.

Terrible what mess some old school "tv repairman" can do to a hardly engineered pcb.. at least they should follow your channel or go learn to solder before attempting repairs in this kind of equipment.. hi Keep it up, always like to follow you along! Happy holidays! 73 de YO5PVJ

this is a perfect case for a no warranty waiver:)

Awesome repair, great video, thank you

wow what a mess, I wonder what caused the main damage. Another interesting vid and great repair job Peter :)

It's like if the mic was keyed when powered up.

very informative.........nice job

Another great video Peter, merry Christmas, M3KQW 73s

Great repair and great video. Thank you.

Nicely done.

I realize this video is quite old but be advised it is still appreciated in 2024. You are amazing. Will you adopt me?

great job on your videos. best on youtube. thanks for all the info

Great Job meine Herr ! Hochactung !

Peter. I didn't see you add a small heatsink to the 8v Reg. Did you add something underneath? Well done, a great repair.

A very good lesson, Peter. Thank you. Patience and careful thought wins. I'm curious about he 8 v regulator as it carries its own output as well as the 5v current? there must be a heatsink on the mainboard . . .

that was quite a mess inside! nice repair! :)

Nice repair! Respect!

Another Great Video Peter. I'm confused!, I thought Butchers worked on meat not Radios, so its not just Cb radios get completely messed around with. Keep up the great work Thanks Justin

Hello Peter, I just bought an 857D with some issues to fix and love to see your videos to learn! I’ve noticed a very curious coincidence between that radio and mine. Next to the regulator there’s a inductor. In between, on the board, there’s a small piece of tape with some white paste. Also there’s a small smd resistor on the corner of the variable can which goes to gnd. According to the board layout there’s nothing like that. Well, my 857 has the very same thing. Couldn’t find anything on internet. Wondering what that is? If you or anyone else could tell me what that is I’ll appreciate. Thank you! Best wishes Diego

Excellent work, thank you for sharing it.

Great repair. Nice job relocating the 5v regulator like that, very professional. I'm assuming you let the owner know that there's no guarantee, as anything can happen when a multi-layer pcb gets damaged like that. Interesting that the person(s) who worked on it before were smart enough to cut away the damaged part of the pcb without shorting the ground layer, but not smart enough to route the missing 5v supply, and also why the heck would they mess with the alignment like that?

Wow, that's nasty. I'm surprised you repaired that, I'd have been very wary of putting my name to a board that bad. Was the original 'factory' regulator on the destroyed part of the board? Love the videos, please keep making them and a happy new year.

NICE REPAIR

Great repair Thanks Peter

Great Peter, great solution. Happy for 2017 and thanks for your video. 73s Pasquale IW0HEX

Another Great Video, And another radio saved from the trash bin... well done ..... de Gw0wvl.

Hi. I have the same problem with my radio. When tcxo unit is on, no problem. But when i take it out, it flickers. What can be wrong?

I really enjoy your sharing your excellent trouble shooting skills. Thank you. What make and model of camera do you use? It's video quality is excellent.

Olá tudo bem ?? Eu tenho um deste porém original. Nunca foi mexido . Ele está desta forma . Ao ligar fica piscando o painel. Qual peça estraga para que o equipamento venha travar o pll ??

Probably what happened is that the owner stuck a short into the accessory jack, cooked the 5 volt supply and burned circuit traces

Helo i have ft857....I have a problem... i don’t have sound. Incloudind booting bip...But i have tx And rx ok...can you help me please....

Genius!!

You are awesome !

Great video Peter! Was there any indication what caused the 5V rail to burn like that?

nice vedio thanks

once again an excellent video. i really want you to do a through video on Icom A110 tranceiver. icom is wonderful radio but too less information is available on internet. your fan

What probably happened is the owner plugged a short into the accessory jack and cooked the 5 volt regulator and burned circuit traces

nice video well done

hello ... i wish you my dear friend a happy xmas e best new year ... all the best and congrats to all your work .. 73 de PY7DJ - NETO (BRAZIL)

NOpe it doesn't mean any good, but superman TRX bench is there to save the cb & radio amateur planet :-)

Great work, what a aweful repair in the first place they would be ashamed of them selve if they see the video :-(

I have noisy Radio on all bands .. can I sacrifice the AM filter CR1005???