Yaesu FT-26, Technical Supplement

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Case Disassembly
&
PCB Access
D
With the radio off, remove the soft case, if used,
and the battery pack.
D
Referring to Figure
1,
remove the four screws on
the bottom, and carefully remove the bottom
cover (but not its wires).
D
Remove the screws on each side of the rear
cover, as shown in Figure 2.
D
Gently separate the front and rear halves of the
case slightly at the left side, just until you can
see the flat cable connecting the two halves.
D
Using a small screwdriver and referring to Fig­
ure 3, pry up on each side of the flat cable socket
Pry up on each
side of the flat
cable socket.
Fig. 1
Fig. 3
until you can pull the cable free. Then fold the
front half to the right (Figure
4).
D
The IF Unit can be removed from the rear half of
the transceiver by removing the three screws
shown in Figure 5.
D
When reassembling the transceiver, push the
flat cable disconnected above back into its
socket (Figure 6), and press down on each side
of the socket alternately using a small screw­
driver. Then align the upper edge of the front
panel with the front edge of the top panel, and
press the halves together gently.
Push the flat cable
into its socket, and
press down on each
side of the socket
alternately .
Fig. 2
Fig. 6
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