Jim,

Anything is possible.    I probably won't be sending it out anytime 
soon, but I will let all know the end result.

73, Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, Steve  KW3A

On 12/26/2015 2:25 PM, Jim Gammon wrote:
> Steve, could you have had a large static charge zap your rig or a
> nearby lightning hit? Very sorry to hear about that.  May you
> have a happier new year! 73, Jim WA6EKS
>
>   ----- Original Message -----
> From: Steve Forst <[log in to unmask]
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Date sent: Sat, 26 Dec 2015 13:26:04 -0500
> Subject: TS-590s SK - R.I.P
>
> Don't know how or when, but I've smoked my TS-590s.    Noticed
> some odd
> behavior, No ALC showing, no matter how high  the carrier level
> (CW),
> or mic gain (SSB) was set.  Power seemed erratic.      Was
> possible to
> see 100 watts out on cw, but that needed carrier set to around
> 80, but
> still no alc showing.
>
>
> I tried a different power supply, different power cable,
> reloaded
> firmware and settings,  checked all coax and other connections,
> and
> finally rubbed my hand over it chanting" Hom in a, hom in a, hom
> in a".
>
> Somewhere along the way, I got a whiff of burned component from
> inside.
>    The "magic smoke" as they say.
>
> Just ordered a 590SG from HRO, year end discount of $1,450.  I'll
> see
> what damage I can do to this one.
> .  I'll pull the voice board out of the corpse and do a
> transplant.
> Some time in the future I'll send the dear departed out for
> service/autopsy.
>
> It's just a hobby.  73, Steve KW3A
>