Hello first post, I have plenty of gear and no idea! With that said I have a few cobra 2000’s 3 actually. all with similar problems. So I’m starting with the one I paid the least for $140. Came with the toggles snapped off. I was able to snag some replacement unit and after finding the rats nest of wires I just changed the switches themselves
It came doa and after a quick look found the power switch in the back 120/12v was pushed in and lucky for me all the parts were floating around inside. I was happy to see some life.
The radio is in great shape as I have seen some really bad golden screwdriver cobras and I must say it hurts. Looks like my cobra 2000 # 3 has the headphones Jack strip tied inside and the 2 crystals added for channels, easy to remove like it so far.
Radio came on never got tx/rx but the counter worked for a few then went to 32.424 something like that
So now it’s static on ssb but dead am.
I ordered the cap kit from Klondike like $30
And blindly ordered some chips tc5032. Ta7222. mb3756. Nothing out the pa speaker. Started to clean it a little
Any help getting #3 up with really be appreciated I don’t have Carlsons lab over here, but I do have a lot of equipment I acquired slowly. not that I know how to use it. Few o-scopes some old signal stuff that I need to get working tube testers as well and I apologize for not knowing exactly what I’m doing
It came doa and after a quick look found the power switch in the back 120/12v was pushed in and lucky for me all the parts were floating around inside. I was happy to see some life.
The radio is in great shape as I have seen some really bad golden screwdriver cobras and I must say it hurts. Looks like my cobra 2000 # 3 has the headphones Jack strip tied inside and the 2 crystals added for channels, easy to remove like it so far.
Radio came on never got tx/rx but the counter worked for a few then went to 32.424 something like that
So now it’s static on ssb but dead am.
I ordered the cap kit from Klondike like $30
And blindly ordered some chips tc5032. Ta7222. mb3756. Nothing out the pa speaker. Started to clean it a little
Any help getting #3 up with really be appreciated I don’t have Carlsons lab over here, but I do have a lot of equipment I acquired slowly. not that I know how to use it. Few o-scopes some old signal stuff that I need to get working tube testers as well and I apologize for not knowing exactly what I’m doing
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