Galaxy 959 display fix

[Happy_Hamer]

NOTE THIS FIX MAY NOT FIX YOUR RADIO, IT DID MINE!

OK, So I got a Galaxy 959 at a flea market today for $20

I noticed that the the clarifier had to be ALL the way to the left to receive on frequency while on SSB

OK simple, get in the radio, remove the FREQ PCB so I can adjust the receive with the clarifier at 12 o'clock position.

laid the pcb on the side and the pins touched ground which I did not notice until I turned on the radio and none of the lights or channel display worked, plugged in the freq display and it did not work either! DAMN I SHORTED IT OUT!!!!!

Went to every plug and unplugged and plugged them back in to be sure I didn't accidentally unplug something, no luck!

Did the wiggle everything test and no luck, oh well $20 in the crapper.

The radio still worked perfect I just could not see what channel I was on and the meter didn't light up any more.

So I put it all back together and took pictures to sell it as a parts radio on eBay.

My buddy was still baffled so he took the covers off again and took the face plate off to check all the plugs that we could not reach unless the face plate was off. NO LUCK! {Cry_river}

Put it back together once more then had YET another idea!!!!!

Pushed the Dimmer knob in to turn on the display and it all worked just fine! :blush: :blush:

:bdh::bdh:

 

[Captain Kilowatt]

So who pushed your dimmer button?

 

[9C1Driver]

Nice find, the price leaves a lot of room for mods that won't put you up-side down in the total price.

 

[Happy_Hamer]

So who pushed your dimmer button?

One of us did when the radio was being disassembled but neither of us knew it was there, until the end when we discovered it,

It gets better, thought we burned up the finals, until we seen the mic gain was all the way down

Think I will toss my ham license LOL **Jump_im**

 

[TonyV225]

LMA!! I been there before let me tell ya.

 

[Captain Kilowatt]

One of us did when the radio was being disassembled but neither of us knew it was there, until the end when we discovered it,

It gets better, thought we burned up the finals, until we seen the mic gain was all the way down

Think I will toss my ham license LOL **Jump_im**

No, no, no. I meant YOUR dimmer button. The one located in the middle of your forehead.:tongue:

 

[CB RADIO FREQ]

Yes i have had the same expirience. I baught a new one of these radios and hooked up just to see the display did not work. At first I was disoppointed but then figured out that the dimmer knob turns off the display and everything worked fine after that.

 

[BammBamm]

Happy Hamer since you are confused by that 959 you could send it to me and I will gladly refund you your $20? Can't blame a guy for trying right?:blushing: