Thank you for sharing the nitemare of the X2 saga. Many thanks again Graham. Cap off to you Sir! You must have more caps than most England players by now my friend👏
I remember repairing mine 25 years ago when the small flexi probe. It was hard work as I only had a big iron and not as much experience as today. But with regular use they seem to keep going. Good show Graham, good luck with X2!
I would suspect that the quartz wafer inside the can got fractured from the shock of the fall or that the contact points to the wafer have broken loose. if you can get it apart it might make for an interesting bit of microsurgery. not easy to do though without destroying the can. Enjoying the series. ATB Doug.
Hello greatings from istanbul Graham! Since last week my ICF 2010 audio is half level when it is at max. I can hear mw lw and sw like ghost! FM no problem there is audio and reception is normal. AM there is signal ı can hear when volume is max as 1/3 of good days. Repair guy says it is 3 coils to be changed . What can be done? Many thanks for help! 73s tb2afs
Hi. Sounds like there is an issue in the AM IF section. A coil would be unusual unless it’s had battery leakage or bad capacitors but I wouldn’t rule it out. More likely bad capacitors though
hola amigo me podria indicar cual es el capacitor que cambio ya que tengo un icf 2010 que no emite sonido alguno..repare el error 3 pero no tengo audio gracias
Might be worth, even if you get a new one, taking a look inside the crystal can. I've heard a loop of copper wire around the end of your iron to suit the can may work. Then it all comes unsoldered at once. Evidently!! Might be even more masochism though, like those caps :) Regards - Andrew
Hi Andrew. I think it would be good to get inside the crystal and see what happened. I just need to try and find it. I may even have sent it back with the radio! Thanks for watching, Graham
Friend Until 10 months, it was in function but now I discovered that it is only function in FM band, so 87/108 Mhz. Sometime I have to switc ON and OFF, two or three, time in order to start and receiver FM band. Unfortunately, AM and Air frequency is stopped and the frequency is not changing. When I push the AM mode botton, the frequency displayed is 150Khz and dont change. The same, when i push Air mode. the frequency is 116 MHz and no change. No noise in both positions !! Someone knows what can be where the defect. Thanks any tips or help.
No point is changing ceramic caps that don't generally fail - yes to electrolytic ones that actually fail - What, in your opinion, are the most problematic CAPS? My 2001D only starts to do funny things when the battery voltage get low -- and you notice it the most in the audio quality -- which is not the best even when the receiver is at its best. These Sony's were NOT known for great audio.
As you say ceramic caps rarely fail. From memory the problematic caps were C160, C161 and C162. These are in the power supply circuit. Easy enough to get at but be very careful of the flat film cables. Good luck Graham
Thank you for sharing the nitemare of the X2 saga. Many thanks again Graham. Cap off to you Sir! You must have more caps than most England players by now my friend👏
Thanks Lee it was a tough one!
I remember repairing mine 25 years ago when the small flexi probe. It was hard work as I only had a big iron and not as much experience as today. But with regular use they seem to keep going. Good show Graham, good luck with X2!
Hi Simon. That must have been a nightmare with a big iron. Its well work recapping these but not for the faint hearted! Thanks for watching
Superb, you really should be in much demand, you are a bloody genius 👍.
Thanks very much. Probably not a genius but I do get a bit of luck on my side from time to time. Thanks for watching
Always like Sony for providing decent manuals. Kept Father in Laws radio going for years with the use of them :-)
You cant beat having an original manual. Copies are ok as long as they are scanned well. Thanks for watching
Great Job Graham you really earned you money on this one. Fantastic job thanks for sharing. Regards Chris.
It was a labour of love Chris. Hopefully I won’t get to many more in to do. Thanks for watching, Graham
That one was a hard work. Nice video, have a nice weekend
It did take a considerable amount of time and was very fiddly. Thanks for watching
I would suspect that the quartz wafer inside the can got fractured from the shock of the fall or that the contact points to the wafer have broken loose. if you can get it apart it might make for an interesting bit of microsurgery. not easy to do though without destroying the can. Enjoying the series. ATB Doug.
Thanks Doug. I will have to try to find the old crystal and see if I can get it apart. Thanks for watching
Hi can I ask, the audio on mine has lost most of its base, would this be a cap?
Yes that’s highly likely
@@Radiocruncher Thanks, would you happen to know which one it is?
Check the electrolytic capacitors in the audio section. Have you got the service manual?
@@Radiocruncher Many thanks, I have somewhere yes, I'll track it down :)
Hi do you have the Sony external antenna
I have one myself but don’t have a complete spare only the whip
Hello greatings from istanbul Graham!
Since last week my ICF 2010 audio is half level when it is at max. I can hear mw lw and sw like ghost!
FM no problem there is audio and reception is normal.
AM there is signal ı can hear when volume is max as 1/3 of good days.
Repair guy says it is 3 coils to be changed .
What can be done?
Many thanks for help!
73s tb2afs
Hi. Sounds like there is an issue in the AM IF section. A coil would be unusual unless it’s had battery leakage or bad capacitors but I wouldn’t rule it out. More likely bad capacitors though
I have one such radio, it is turn on but receives no station on MW,SW or other bands. Can you please suggest what could be the reason??
What is shown on the display?
@@Radiocruncher can you give me whatsapp, so that I can share photo of screen, its seems normal and no error code
Drop me an email graham@radiocruncher.com and I will see if I can help you more
hola amigo me podria indicar cual es el capacitor que cambio ya que tengo un icf 2010 que no emite sonido alguno..repare el error 3 pero no tengo audio gracias
Might be worth, even if you get a new one, taking a look inside the crystal can. I've heard a loop of copper wire around the end of your iron to suit the can may work. Then it all comes unsoldered at once. Evidently!! Might be even more masochism though, like those caps :) Regards - Andrew
Hi Andrew. I think it would be good to get inside the crystal and see what happened. I just need to try and find it. I may even have sent it back with the radio! Thanks for watching, Graham
I use CPC and ESR for my parts ,good quality and range of caps and resistors .
Yes I use CPC as well. Not heard of ESR though. Thanks for watching
@@Radiocruncher I too have unsoldered a crystal can years ago ,and after it worked again.
I think soldering can be an issue for crystals
Friend
Until 10 months, it was in function but now I discovered that it is only function in FM band, so 87/108 Mhz.
Sometime I have to switc ON and OFF, two or three, time in order to start and receiver FM band.
Unfortunately, AM and Air frequency is stopped and the frequency is not changing.
When I push the AM mode botton, the frequency displayed is 150Khz and dont change.
The same, when i push Air mode. the frequency is 116 MHz and no change.
No noise in both positions !!
Someone knows what can be where the defect.
Thanks any tips or help.
It sounds like the PLL circuit is out of lock. This could be down to electrolytic capacitors or the crystal frequency could need adjusting
Nice video, wish were more like this. Do you have any ideea why display on a icf 2001d is faded ?
It might just be the polarising film on the display. Have a look at this video ruclips.net/video/39Gpu1umxhA/видео.html
i had no ideea... very nice video and thanks for the fast answer and brilliant solutin
No point is changing ceramic caps that don't generally fail - yes to electrolytic ones that actually fail -
What, in your opinion, are the most problematic CAPS?
My 2001D only starts to do funny things when the battery voltage get low -- and you notice it the most in the audio quality -- which is not the best even when the receiver is at its best.
These Sony's were NOT known for great audio.
As you say ceramic caps rarely fail. From memory the problematic caps were C160, C161 and C162. These are in the power supply circuit. Easy enough to get at but be very careful of the flat film cables. Good luck Graham