YAESU FT-736 MODIFICATION
INTRODUCTION
On Internet FT-736R's schematic of the switched power supply are, apart from DL7VHF's, not clear images. In this article I paid more attention to it and the assembly of components is mounted differently.
FP-1274A PSU
In my FT-736R Tr4 (2SC3536) is replaced with BUV48A. G8JACI replaced Q4 with a 2SC4429 which is rated at 1100 V/8 A, 60W and are the same outline as the original, it works fine. These are easily available in England.
The PCB is blackened and two capacitors can be heated too much.
The components in question are located in the yellow-circled a
rea. The PSU is mounted upside on the lower cabinet half of the transceiver. Two relatively small 33 Ω/2 W resistors (R17, 18) in parallel produce much heat that is "screened" by the reverse board. After a time the PCB is often slightly charred and bad solder joints result at the track side. The problem ultimately leads to faulty 1 µF en 220 µF electrolytic capacitors. Although my FT-736 had no problems and the soldering pads were intact, a number of safety modifications were made.
Instead of two small resistors were a pair of 33 W Ω/10 types (fig») with long strands chosen. This produces a reduced thermal conductivity onto the PCB and a better functioning of the cooling. To mount the long resistors away fr
om the PCB a jumper was removed and replaced by a "U" shaped jumper as support and contact pin.Because the capacitors are still looked good they were not replaced.
A "U" shaped jumper as support and contact pin.
In my stock was still a small 40 × 40 × 10 mm fan that fits on the inner side of the cage just between the left orange electrolytic capacitor and the right ferrite choke. So even for the security it was installed.
To temper the fan's noise the supply voltage was reduced to about 8 Volts with 6.2 V zener diode in series to the 13.8 V plus tag on the PCB.
LINKS
http://oz1db.dk/ft-736r/yaesuside_eng.html http://www.xs4all.nl/~ketel/ham/ft736.htm
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