Wow ! Talk about micro surgery. Very impressive. We need more techs like you fine Sir. You are an inspiration to people not only in a technical aspect but to Radio and hobby enthusiasts as well ! Thank you for sharing 👍👍

You found the little bugger! Great work Peter. Those can really be tough to find. Great trouble shooting and explanation skills! Thanks for sharing.

I so had a smile when I saw the video of the repair posted. I hope not too much harsh language, lol. I know the feeling. My story if wish to read. Was a mechanic here, now with health issues, mostly my back, I do not get around to well any more. I have went back to electronics, my first love, something I started in high school. I got the ham bug a few years ago. Here I am now got a bench full of Rigol and Tektronix test equipment, I do some ham radio repair on the side when able to get up a bit. I got an older unit Kenwood TS-130S, intermittent transmit as well. I resoldered all the boards, I changed signal diodes, I cleaned relays and switches. I could get radio to work, thinking it fixed. I always work my repair radios good to verify the repairs. Thinking it fixed sure enough a day or two later it would do it again. I spit out some pretty bad language at it. Finally, under some hardware, there was a to-92 transistor, a 2sc2086 to be exact. If you get it at the right temp it would quit working. Pre amp transistor for the PA. Order one and no problems since. Took nearly a month to find it. What made me feel extra bad was this was the only HF radio the customer owned at the time so no radio play during repair. Please keep up the video's me and others are watching faithfully.

I ran a radio comms sales and repair business for 30 yeras..also repaired a lot of ham gear. I sympathize with you how frustrating these types of faults can be. I have had a lot of the same faults over the years and not just in ham rigs. great channel I enjoy watching your videos keep up the greta work. I do appreciate how much effort it takes to do that job. Very few hams will actually realize how much effort and how long it takes to find these types of faults

Never boring to look at your repairs, always interesting.

Your back!!!!!!!!!!! It's good to see you again my friend

Unsere Peter is wieder DA und erfolgreich wie fast immer ! Our Peter is back again and succesfull almost everytime ! Thank you, nice to see u did'it again.Great work and great video. :)

Cracked capacitors are very tough to find. They can be extremely tough to change out. You did an excellent job finding and fixing this radio. Thank you for sharing

Thank you ! That's clear example that troubleshooting is not only about knowledge and experience but also patience ! Great!

Hi Peter , You must be one of the best few Techs in Europe thats for sure! Not many go that deep down to component level . Congrats

Well spotted, Peter! These issues can drive you really really mad :) Thanks for the great video!

That is the best type of fault, something you can see with your own eyes. I hate the type of fault where it sits there working and cuts out and nothing to be seen anywhere. You go to look for the fault and it runs! Oh, that can be so frustrating! Well done finding that. I hate SM components, they can be such a pain! Well done. I would have found that fault, how long it would take me I have no idea! I would have only found it with freezer/heating and/or poking around. Sometimes it is the only way to find a fault.

Happy to see you back Peter. Keep them videos coming.

Welcome back!!! I don't know about the others that watch your channel but I am glad you are back!!!! I hope you will continue to make the videos as I learn a lot each time. I retired now and watch for your vids every day. Keep up the good teaching and descriptions. Kenny

Thanks for showing the whole process. I like seeing every step. Excellent job Peter !.

Always a pleasure Peter. Thank you for sharing the repair! I paused the video and looked for the fault, and it wasn't until you showed us that I realized what I was looking at! Today I learned something new to look for. Thank you. 73

Hi Peter, I enjoy your repairs. I feel like a student in a classroom. Your troubleshooting techniques with full step by step explanation of the process and then the repair is what puts you above the rest. Only you and Mr. Carlson have this talent. I am so happy your back. Happy New Year and stay healthy my friend. 73 Jim

Great, the new year start very well, thanks to coming back... Grazie, Danke... 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

I could tell from your voice at the beginning that you were much happier than last time! Congratulations, a great fix. Happy New Year Peter! 73 - Dino KLØS

I really missed your in depth fault diagnoses and repairs, welcome back Peter.

Great video! Since the last video I knew you could find the tricky problem of intermittent work I was betting on a cold solder, but the idea of a rogue component was also on my mind ... congratulations.

Hi Peter, great stuff as usual. Good to see how you do it, many thanks. From Nr Liverpool UK.

That is an very nice find👌 Thanks for sharing Peter. All the best for 2021

Ich kenne das, wie schön es ist den Fehler gefunden zu haben. Adlerauge ;-) Es freut mich, dir wieder beim Reparieren zuschauen zu können. Ich wünsche dir einen guten Rutsch, viel Erfolg und Gesundheit für 2021 !! 73 de Bernd

I'd go with hot air and SMT tweezers every time for that sort of repair. Less likely to damage the tracks once you have practiced on old scrap PCB's to master the technique. Better still, such hot air systems are rather inexpensive now. I have one (Chinese) with the blower fan, element and temp sensor all in the handset. Cheap and superb. Skip all that corrosive 'no clean' flux and desolder 'dry' while using SMD solder paste only for rework. No mess to clean up. Good luck.

Hi Peter, congrets with the fix and yes, we like to see the soldering steps so no fast forward. You have a steady hand for this microscopic works. Greetingd from Holland.

26:48 - 26:57 I wish to "use some alcohol" together with you, Herr Peter:))) I knew You will definitely find the problem in this radio, so, I was right: you finally found it! Excellent repair! What i thought... During this repair, a lot of times Herr Peter had some memories about his sight when he was 20 :))) Best regards from Ukraine (exUSSR)!

So good to have you back on KZfaq. Once again, another successful repair. Always a learning experience. Nicely Done!

Nice job to clear the bench for the New Year, Peter! As much of a gift to you as to the owner! See you next time : )

Thanks for the great video, I always considered these caps to be rather robust, but you have shown me to look at them too when searching for a fault.

Nice to see you back! Superb vidéos, thanks 73's

Well done ! And the desoldering / soldering part is very interesting as well (people can skip if they want). Thanks for the videos.

Dear Peter; once again your repair was a lovely electronic class with theory, practice and live implement. What a great channel to subscrive and follow :) Thank you!

What a relief finding that little devil. Great Video. Another radio saved from the parts bin.

Very nice job you'll have a happy customer. Have a very happy New year's 🥳

Many thanks for your video - concise and comprehensive. I also like your German test equipment ;)

Hi Peter first of all it is so good to see you back doing videos online ! Thank you for this great video and for you thorough explanation of your thought process on the troubleshooting and the repair! I very much enjoyed it ! Take care and a belated happy new year !

I had been missing your channel. Nice to see you again.

Fantastic video. Enjoyed this very much. Good job finding the problem! 73

Hi Peter Thanks for another great video. Happy New Year. Hope to see a lot more of you in the coming year. 73s

Well done sir. Excellent work. I bet you were very pleased with the outcome.

Peter, we missed seeing you. Welcome back!!! I own one of those pesky IC7000. Great radio, but it runs hot enough that you might think it has tubes. I would guess the components see lots of thermal stress over the years. Thanks again! de KB7ZUT

Well Done great trouble shooting from a electronic engineer and step by step fault finding happy newyear for 2021 and peter thanks for sharing always interesting intermitten faults can be a real pain.

Thanks for another great video! I really enjoy your work!

Great repair Peter, glad you are back, Happy New Year! 73

I have done repairs like this, guess you can call them risky business. Well done!

AMPLITUDENKONTROLLER! Good to see you again!

Good to see you again (and of course the RIG's) take care , happy new year !

Hi Peter, It was amazing you found the problem and it was a cracked capacitor. Always a pleasure watching your videos. Stay safe. WJ3U

Hi Peter: Great fault finding and repair as usual, especially good with the explanations. Hope you have a really great new year my friend, looking forward to any new videos from you and that you decide to keep making them as and when you have time. All the best: Andy

very good video. Hard problem to find. Keep the videos coming.

Wieder ein super Video. Ich glaube der Icom IC-7000 war ein Schxxxx-Gerät. Laufend neue Ausfälle, wenn ich mich bei anderen so rumhöre.

Thanks for your channel Peter, I've learned so much from you. You're really quite inspirational!

Very nice Peter! Always learn from your videos. Happy New Year.

Great video and I just found that if I speed your video up 2.1x that it really helps with your speaking English at more natural sounding voice for the language . Thanks to add on I have for firefox works great. I made baluns last winter from your videos and they work great !

As always great trouble shooting and explanations , great close up's and spot on repair work , we really appreciate your video's and the time taken to detail everything..... Thank you so much and I hope you have an awesome new year and look forward to your next repair.

That is beautiful work, and the results speak for themselves. Therefore, this is not intended as a criticism of any sort. I would recommend watching some of Erkin's videos at the HDD Data Recovery Services channel. This man is the most wizardly wizard I have seen when it comes to onboard microsurgery. With just a pair of hot tweezers I have watched him remove dead caps and replace them with new ones in a matter of seconds, using only flux and the solder that is already there. His repairs are not always quite that magical, but it might indicate that the level of care required may not be quite as extensive. His work is quite repetitive in nature and also quite extensive, so I guess practice makes perfect. If nothing else, it is great to watch.

Repairs like that needs a steady hand 😁 nice done

glad you found the problem,,great as always

Good work! Thanks for sharing your excellent troubleshooting and repair process with us.

Nice Job Peter ! Congrats and thanks so much for sharing. 73's PY2NDB

Top Video Peter dachte mein Problem mit denn 7000 er Icom wäre gelöst aber nein da ist weiter der Wurm drin mal geht’s mal geht’s nicht und schaltet komplett ab und fährt wieder hoch , im RX top geht alles aber beim TX muss ich komplett mit Leistung zurück fahren das er nicht mehr abschaltet irgendwie na ja ich geb’s bald auf !

Great repair Peter Have a very happy New year's 73 DO6JMS

Glad to see You again. Happy New Year!

Nice repair Peter. I've seen those SMD caps and resistors crack, they are a pain to diagnose. Plus, the freeze spray isn't cheep, you have to use it sparingly. If I vacuum up my bench, I'm sure to find plenty of SMDs that disappeared when my tweezers hit them. Thanks for the video.

I simply just "Love" this channel. THANKS!!

Excelent work. Very hard to find that problem. Congratulations. Happy New year from Chile.

Great to have you back Peter. Happy New Year de Mike G4VQH

Once again, great video Peter. I learn so much from you! Best teacher I ever had. Wishing you and your family a healthy and happy New Year. 73, Keith

Excellent detective work, repair and video. Thank you.

Sometimes the 'ole 6-inch drop on the bench can help! just kidding.. I hate cold solder joints, broken traces too. My trusty tooth brush has saved me several times! Good job.

Great repair nice to get it off the bench

Great job !!! As you know cracked surface mount components and bad solider joints can be nightmares.

Hallo Peter, ich bin wirklich erleichtert, dass alles in Ordnung ist und wir die schöne Arbeit genießen können!

Great find Peter!

A very nice and educational video as always Peter!. Really glad to see you back again. Have a happy new year with your family 😁

Great repair a word of advice u should not touch hot iron to only one side of components. Either use hot air gun or use hot tweezers. Im sure it will be ok but there is chance to damage only putting heat to one side. Great repair anyway! Awesome channel.

Excellent explanation!!! Happy new Year!

Absolutely love your videos, Peter. Hope you had a great Christmas and New year break with your family, and great to see you back posting vids on here. 👍

Great video as always !

Welcome back, Peter. 73 and all goods.

Very nice job, Peter - tis was a difficult fault to find - but you did it! Take care, stay safe and Frohes neues Jahr. 73 LB5JG Asle

Das war mal ein Power-Opening...Great! ;-) Congratiulations for a well done repair of this nasty piece, Peter. Everybody noticed your fun and proud, and thats what your audience want to see;-) Ein gesundes und frohes Neujahr! 73 de Olaf DK6KF

Peter success well done

Thank you sir very well presented.

You make it look so easy Peter, as soon as I pick up a soldering iron I get the shakes, so I head for a glass of Red Wine then all is fine hihi. Good video as always :-) de VK6NJP

Nice repair Peter, I hope their will be more videos to come, smd is never easy but to do it on camera is extra hard

OUTSTANDING!

Super dich und den Kanal aktiv sowie gesund wieder zu sehen!

really good stuff I had fun... thanks.

Hallo Peter, freue mich sehr das Du wieder aktiv bist und ich hoffe Dir und dem schwarzen geht es gut ? :-)

Love this channel 😎

Another triller! Congratulation.

Happy new year and stay safe on the bench , guten rutsch

Nice job finding that intermittently open capacitor. We ALL hate intermittent problems in electronics. That is weird that the ceramic cap opened like that. Due to vibration perhaps? It is a mobile rig of course. Is this a rare for ceramic caps to open like this? Nice work, and glad to see you back Peter! 73s Tom

Great video and repair! Thanks

What a treat.

Hi Peter, I wonder if you invented a special tool if it would help you find problems like that faster. I'm glad that was a cracked cap and not a failed plated-through-hole from a trace that runs one side of the board to the other ! Geeze those SMT components are tiny! Do you think introducing vibration to the board would have exposed that trouble sooner? If yes, maybe you could make a vibration tool from an engraving tool or similar by replacing the cutting tip with a rubber type tip that you can touch to the circuit board. If that's not enough vibration, perhaps another source of vibration... like an ultrasonic device. Whatever you try, it may need to have a variable intensity so you can control the level of vibration introduced. Excellent work Peter. I always enjoy watching your channel. You were smiling today. So we know you got the monkey off your back ! LOL

Thanks for another great video happy new year

Very nice. Thank you.