This is one of the many reasons I am reluctant to purchase any of the big name radio gear anymore. I just seems to me they could care less if it is repairable, and they are not designed to last as they seem to be using very low grade or marginally spec'd components. Nice repair though, and thanks for sharing as it is always fascinating to see.
Well agreed every brand has its issues but with the big name radio gear you have objectively many advantages other brands don't deliver. As there are: good working warranty regulations, spare parts for many years, good service documentations, factory support, at least working features and much more. Have you ever tried to get support from a low budget company when you need help if you want to get a challenging software application run? Or more simple, if you only need a new component for service? I have given up with low budget brands.
@@TRXLab I get your point. My tact was a bit different in that I moved (being into CW it was not that much of a move) to the digital modes and running low wattage kit/semi-homebrew transceivers. I have the electronics background so it was not that difficult for me to go that route. I also understand that this is not for everyone. Yeah I don't get all the bells and whistles that these major brands have to offer, I won't be breaking though those pileups, or working the elusive DX almost every day. Still, for me, I'm having as much fun as I've ever had working the bands. I'm just venting my frustration at some of the bad design choices being made with these major brands.
I have wore out the same style of surface mount jack on a different brand of radio. It too was a little difficult getting the new part in place and soldered but with a bit of patience I got it replaced. The quality of material these use to make some of these parts is questionable. 👍
And the volume knob of my lightly used FT-2980 causes cracking sounds. Bought new 3 years ago. My Philips FA-940 from 1994 doesn't do that. Yaesu should be headquartered in Congo or Sudan, not in Japan.
solder fluxant heatsinc grease... what a pain and almost big work for a phone jack of few cent!!!! but yaesu make a really good radio even if i'm icom entusiast 73 de iz3qvb
Great videos as always Peter, I have a Yaesu FT-991A with a head set jack problem and on mine I have speaker audio but when I plug in my head set it's intermittent, i tried another head set and the same thing, I can't find anyone that sells this jack part# P1091426, for the mean time I swapped the head set jack with the key jack since it's the same part number but I now can't use the key jack. Any information would be appreciated.
Well done Peter. Oh i hate those crappy jacks. I usually take them out by snipping it with very sharp cutters to save the pad. I will kill the plastic housing anyway, so i can snip the contacts far away from the pcb if possible. Why do the save 2 cents instead of buying better parts..i will never understand. There were crappy CBs in the 80´s with better jacks inside ;-) And they were easier to swap. Anyway, radio is back in service, thats what it is all about. Congrats! Jaja, Yaesu, schön rausgeputzt, hat nichts genutzt ;-) Styling ist nicht alles! Alles Gute, Peter und 73 de Olaf
My misused Discman, Walkmans, MiniDisc player never had a defective jack. Even my Philips DCC player has a jack that is still stirdy. My 4 year old phone has it still working. But I know 3 people who's Yaesu jack is loose or broken after 100 times connecting a speaker. Not Japanese. They should be ashamed and send a return box, apologize and replace it. Come on.
Hello Peter and greetings from County Clare Ireland. Nifty job. I ofttimes wonder why Mr Yaesu, Icom etc don't manufacture circuit board which would be easier to navigate and service and repair. It seems that manufacturers are hell bent on making it impossible to carry out repairs.
Oh ja Peter nicht nur in denn Yaesu Geräten verbaute 3,5 Buchsen geben kurz danach auf sondern Icom und diverse 10m Mobilgeräte . Anscheinend gibt’s keine Qualitätskontrollen mehr 🥴
Hi Peter, these connectors are the same (or very similar) into IC-7000 and often in this radio there is the same issue, with rear panel or front panel. Thanks for your video and sharing this repair. 73s my friend, Pasquale IW0HEX
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This is one of the many reasons I am reluctant to purchase any of the big name radio gear anymore. I just seems to me they could care less if it is repairable, and they are not designed to last as they seem to be using very low grade or marginally spec'd components. Nice repair though, and thanks for sharing as it is always fascinating to see.
Well agreed every brand has its issues but with the big name radio gear you have objectively many advantages other brands don't deliver. As there are: good working warranty regulations, spare parts for many years, good service documentations, factory support, at least working features and much more. Have you ever tried to get support from a low budget company when you need help if you want to get a challenging software application run? Or more simple, if you only need a new component for service? I have given up with low budget brands.
@@TRXLab I get your point. My tact was a bit different in that I moved (being into CW it was not that much of a move) to the digital modes and running low wattage kit/semi-homebrew transceivers. I have the electronics background so it was not that difficult for me to go that route. I also understand that this is not for everyone. Yeah I don't get all the bells and whistles that these major brands have to offer, I won't be breaking though those pileups, or working the elusive DX almost every day. Still, for me, I'm having as much fun as I've ever had working the bands. I'm just venting my frustration at some of the bad design choices being made with these major brands.
@@btcruiser valid view
"Let's crack open the radio". My favorite saying!!!
LOL Thanks for comment
Sometimes the simplest repair is the most difficult to disassemble. Nice job peter.
Yes, sometimes it is time-consuming
Another job well done Peter. Thank you for sharing. Were do you get the parts for your repair jobs? Best regards Henk
For Americas, you can contact Yaesu North America, For Europe you can contact any official Yasesu Service Center for parts.
ik ga snel kijken, tnx
I have wore out the same style of surface mount jack on a different brand of radio. It too was a little difficult getting the new part in place and soldered but with a bit of patience I got it replaced. The quality of material these use to make some of these parts is questionable. 👍
And the volume knob of my lightly used FT-2980 causes cracking sounds. Bought new 3 years ago. My Philips FA-940 from 1994 doesn't do that. Yaesu should be headquartered in Congo or Sudan, not in Japan.
I’m having that same issue with my FTM400, I will “crack it open” soon. I just hope I can find that exact same connector online.
solder fluxant heatsinc grease... what a pain and almost big work for a phone jack of few cent!!!! but yaesu make a really good radio even if i'm icom entusiast 73 de iz3qvb
Agreed it is a lot of work!
Great videos as always Peter, I have a Yaesu FT-991A with a head set jack problem and on mine I have speaker audio but when I plug in my head set it's intermittent, i tried another head set and the same thing, I can't find anyone that sells this jack part# P1091426, for the mean time I swapped the head set jack with the key jack since it's the same part number but I now can't use the key jack. Any information would be appreciated.
Well done Peter. Oh i hate those crappy jacks. I usually take them out by snipping it with very sharp cutters to save the pad. I will kill the plastic housing anyway, so i can snip the contacts far away from the pcb if possible. Why do the save 2 cents instead of buying better parts..i will never understand. There were crappy CBs in the 80´s with better jacks inside ;-) And they were easier to swap. Anyway, radio is back in service, thats what it is all about. Congrats! Jaja, Yaesu, schön rausgeputzt, hat nichts genutzt ;-) Styling ist nicht alles! Alles Gute, Peter und 73 de Olaf
Yeah, 2 cent plus would help. Thanks for stepping by! Take care 73
IS IT possible to increase the Bluetooth audio at the ftm 300 series
Why didn't Yaesu repair or replace this themselves? What a shame.
How should that be possible? The factory is in Japan, and they distribute the products worldwide, thus they have service centers.
My misused Discman, Walkmans, MiniDisc player never had a defective jack. Even my Philips DCC player has a jack that is still stirdy. My 4 year old phone has it still working. But I know 3 people who's Yaesu jack is loose or broken after 100 times connecting a speaker. Not Japanese. They should be ashamed and send a return box, apologize and replace it. Come on.
Hello Peter and greetings from County Clare Ireland. Nifty job. I ofttimes wonder why Mr Yaesu, Icom etc don't manufacture circuit board which would be easier to navigate and service and repair. It seems that manufacturers are hell bent on making it impossible to carry out repairs.
Thank you! Well these days everything is about profit, that is what we see here as well.
Any history of using a plug that had impact or pressure applied to this jack? Hopefully not a frequent problem. Thank you so much, Peter!
No, you would never get this information if it could void warranty
I love my FTM-200. thanks for the video. Were you able to get a part number off the PA chip?
For Americas, you can contact Yaesu North America, For Europe you can contact any official Yaesu Service Center for parts.
Oh ja Peter nicht nur in denn Yaesu Geräten verbaute 3,5 Buchsen geben kurz danach auf sondern Icom und diverse 10m Mobilgeräte . Anscheinend gibt’s keine Qualitätskontrollen mehr 🥴
Leider wird oft billiges Zeug verbaut...
They should replace the internal switch with a separate dedicated switch or just make it a menu option.
In general, it would help if these parts are of better quality.
@@TRXLab agreed. An extra 5 cents makes all the difference sometimes.
Just want to say thanks for another fun and interesting video. It's appreciated. Perfect for Saturday morning UA-cam viewing.
Another suscess very fiddly job not much space to solder contacts
Nice video Peter. Thanks
Hi Peter, these connectors are the same (or very similar) into IC-7000 and often in this radio there is the same issue, with rear panel or front panel. Thanks for your video and sharing this repair. 73s my friend, Pasquale IW0HEX
Absolutely agreed Pasquale. Take care my friend 73
Amazing repair
Great job as usual Peter, have to admit that changing those sockets is one of my pet hates.
Yeah it takes a lot of time
Schade, dass so teure Geräte oft an so minderwertigen Bauteilen kranken.
ja leider und es ist bei allen Herstellern das Gleiche...