bucko Posted January 6, 2020 Report Share Posted January 6, 2020 (edited) Was flying today and talking on my # 2 radio (a KX-165) when there was a soft "pop" and it stopped working. Display went dark. No sidebar noise when PTT button pushed. No breakers were blown. Everything else electrical still working. Turning the unit off/ on elicited a small twitch in the CDI, but nothing else. What might be wrong? Blown capacitor? Something else? Easy fix? Or costly? Thanks for any help. Bucko Strehlow Edited January 6, 2020 by bucko Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradp Posted January 6, 2020 Report Share Posted January 6, 2020 Well at least the bladders seem to be holding Bucko... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carusoam Posted January 6, 2020 Report Share Posted January 6, 2020 Oh nooooo..... there is an age limit for KX165s too? Check with Alan Fox to see if he has any on the shelf... The 165 is was such a nice radio... Best regards, -a- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PT20J Posted January 6, 2020 Report Share Posted January 6, 2020 These folks are good: https://bevanaviation.com/ I've also had excellent service from: https://www.mcico.com/ Skip 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thinwing Posted January 6, 2020 Report Share Posted January 6, 2020 1 hour ago, bucko said: Was flying today and talking on my # 2 radio (a KX-165) when there was a soft "pop" and it stopped working. Display went dark. No sidebar noise when PTT button pushed. No breakers were blown. Everything else electrical still working. Turning the unit off/ on elicited a small twitch in the CDI, but nothing else. What might be wrong? Blown capacitor? Something else? Easy fix? Or costly? Thanks for any help. Bucko Strehlow Power transistor at T5 along with cap blown at C5.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptRJM Posted January 8, 2020 Report Share Posted January 8, 2020 +1 for Bevan. They completely overhauled my KX 165 for around $1200. Works as good as new. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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