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FT857 897 - CF1005 Fix

This document discusses a common problem in Yaesu FT-857 and FT-897 radios where the AM filter fails, causing intermittent static crashes in the receiver even without an antenna attached. The likely cause is a design flaw where DC voltage is applied to the ceramic filter against the manufacturer's recommendations. Adding small capacitors to block the DC voltage from reaching the filter appears to solve the problem and prevent further damage. While difficult, this is a possible DIY fix to resolve the issue and avoid having to replace the faulty ceramic filter through a service center.

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FT857 897 - CF1005 Fix

This document discusses a common problem in Yaesu FT-857 and FT-897 radios where the AM filter fails, causing intermittent static crashes in the receiver even without an antenna attached. The likely cause is a design flaw where DC voltage is applied to the ceramic filter against the manufacturer's recommendations. Adding small capacitors to block the DC voltage from reaching the filter appears to solve the problem and prevent further damage. While difficult, this is a possible DIY fix to resolve the issue and avoid having to replace the faulty ceramic filter through a service center.

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FixforFT857/897:S9crashesinreceiver,withorwithoutantennaattached.

Frompostshereandelsewhere,theAMfilterintheFT897andFT857Dfrequently
goesbadafterayearortwo,especiallyinrigsmadefrom2007to2009.This
producesintermittentlightninglikeS9++staticcrashesinthereceiver,with
orwithoutantennaattached,andonallbands.TheAMceramicfilterisCF1005,
aTokoALFYM455H=K.AlthoughworstonAM,theS9crashesmaycoupleintothe
filtersusedonothermodestoo.Ifthefilterfailsbadly,itmightalsoaffect
theproperswitchingtootherfilters.

ThereseemstobeaYaesudesignerrorintheFT857/897mainboard.Thedata
sheetfromTokoclearlystatesthatthisceramicfiltershouldbeACcoupled,
usingDCblockingcapacitors.TherearenosuchcapacitorsintheYaesu
schematic.ThefullDCdiodeswitchingvoltageisappliedtoboththeinputand
theoutputofthisfilter.

IfDCisappliedtoCF1005,againstthefiltermanufacturer'srecommendations,
thenoccasionalfailuresmightnotbesurprising.Icouldwellbelievethatsome
batchesoffiltersmaybemoreimmunetofailurefromunwantedDCthanothers,
sothisfailuremodemightnotoccurinallrigs.

IhadthisprobleminmyownFT857D,purchasednewinApril2008,after23
monthsofoperation.IhavenowaddedSMDcapacitors(0.01microF)inseries
withtheinputandoutputpinsofCF1005.ThisblockstheDCvoltageotherwise
reachingthefilter.Thisappearstohavecuredtheproblem,whichisconsistent
itbeingadesignerrorintheoriginalcircuit.Imayhavemadethefixjustin
time,beforethefilterbecamepermanentlydamaged.

Thismodificationisnotforthefainthearted,orforthosenotexperiencedin
SMDwork.Iwasfortunatetohaveaskilledengineerfriend(WA3HRM)performthe
workforme,allunderthemicroscope.IunderstandthattheVertexservice
centertypicallycharges1houroflabortoreplacethisceramicfilter;
consideringwhat'sinvolved,ifthat'strueI'drateitabargain.

Goodluck,
73,DarrelEmerson,aa7fv.20100428(r1).

Figure1:TwoaddedcapacitorsinserieswiththeinputandoutputofCF1005.

Figure2.ThebottomrightcorneroftheundersideoftheMainboard.Thisispartofpage36oftheFT
857/857DTechnicalSupplementEH007M90C.Theredrectanglemarkstheareaofthe
boardtoreceivethemods.

Figure3.AnenlargementofthatpartoftheboardinsidetheredrectangleofFigure2,showingthe
modifications.

(1)RemovetheSMDresistorR1512,markedwithalargeredcross.
(2)Adda1/8watt4.7kresistorasshowninblue.ThisreplacesR1512.
(3)Cutthetracesmarkedwiththesmallredcrosses,oncebelowR1518,
andonceinthetracefromD1076.
(4)Put0.01microFSMDcapacitorsacrossthetwocuttraces,asshown
inblue.

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