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    Texas star 350dx high drive keeps burning input rf choke..

    Thank you shockwave, the point you made that really stands out is the fact that whomever replaced the choke before obviously did not pull the board, as I have not either...ive been perplexed if there were traces on the backside because it looks like no board I have ever seen before..looked like...
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    Texas star 350dx high drive keeps burning input rf choke..

    I was given the unit from a friend that hadn't used it in 15 years, as with everything old I generally change electrolitics and any other checks I know before firing something..i did exactly that, pass thru swr remained the same 1/1.2 with dummy load engaged, bias voltage manually keyed was...
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    Cobra 29 High Power mod with 2sc1969 transistor

    I've always been confused as to that as well, I believe it is pnp, the one above l17..it is a 2314 I believe (Chinese 29 as well) the only spot I would see a 2166 going in is tr23 voltage regulator..where d880 is now..but you must turn it around because d880 is ecb, not the 2166 bce..ive been...
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    Cobra 29 classic extremely low recieve/transmit

    Hello gents, I am.very new to tweaking/repairing cbs, at the moment all I have is my voltmeter for checks. I was fiddling on solder side of board and crossed the area of r103 when I dropped a probe, long story short my fuse online was a 5 amp fuse, before it blew a trace popped above the t1...