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While I'm still waiting for my new caps to arrive I have read this string over again. I see where I said I was going to wait to lift D25 until I had it recapped. Since I'm still waiting I have put in a new 10.240 Xtal, that didn't change any symptoms but I did lift D25 and it did restore TX LED function. Can you help explain what exactly taking the diode out actually did? Also I did hear and it was loud some type of noise not signal then it went away thru the external speaker. Almost like some capacitors were charging then stopped. Hearing this I'm assuming the audio amp is working or did it just blow up..lol ???? But anyway after hearing this when the noise stopped I immediately checked the XT function again. I thought something went horribly wrong but it still lit the XT led but also introduced some rf that my other radio picked up but no power out on the meter. Just trying to give you as much info as I can.

<blockquote data-quote="RichardHartman" data-source="post: 749840" data-attributes="member: 54277"><p>While I&#039;m still waiting for my new caps to arrive I have read this string over again. I see where I said I was going to wait to lift D25 until I had it recapped. Since I&#039;m still waiting I have put in a new 10.240 Xtal, that didn&#039;t change any symptoms but I did lift D25 and it did restore TX LED function. Can you help explain what exactly taking the diode out actually did? Also I did hear and it was loud some type of noise not signal then it went away thru the external speaker. Almost like some capacitors were charging then stopped. Hearing this I&#039;m assuming the audio amp is working or did it just blow up..lol ???? But anyway after hearing this when the noise stopped I immediately checked the XT function again. I thought something went horribly wrong but it still lit the XT led but also introduced some rf that my other radio picked up but no power out on the meter. Just trying to give you as much info as I can.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="RichardHartman, post: 749840, member: 54277"] While I'm still waiting for my new caps to arrive I have read this string over again. I see where I said I was going to wait to lift D25 until I had it recapped. Since I'm still waiting I have put in a new 10.240 Xtal, that didn't change any symptoms but I did lift D25 and it did restore TX LED function. Can you help explain what exactly taking the diode out actually did? Also I did hear and it was loud some type of noise not signal then it went away thru the external speaker. Almost like some capacitors were charging then stopped. Hearing this I'm assuming the audio amp is working or did it just blow up..lol ???? But anyway after hearing this when the noise stopped I immediately checked the XT function again. I thought something went horribly wrong but it still lit the XT led but also introduced some rf that my other radio picked up but no power out on the meter. Just trying to give you as much info as I can. [/QUOTE]

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