For the display I used a pair of 5mm blue LEDs. Behind the buttons there are 6 x 3mm amber LEDs already. Desolder them and replace them with 6 x 3mm blue LEDs.
I also used 5mm white LEDs for the meters replacing the regular bulbs there. You will have to use 470-560 Ohn 1/4 watt resistors in series with the meter LEDs as they are fed @ 13.8volts. And as far as the two blue LEDs in the display, you will need to make a circuit modification on the display board and add a single resistor
Part 2, after jumping the display, i lost control buttons on the bottom, and had nothing except the up/down buttons, in the smallest change. I let a friend use it and the transmit and recieved just droped out, i looked inside and removed the jumper and replaced it and the radio started running transmit and recieve. So i left the jumper off for now radio work, but no display lightand no control buttons . When radio is cut on it goes to channel 9 the has to be change every time? mrbirddog101
Been real busy on this end , the reason i had to work on the turbo was the up/down buttons would run wild sometime, i fixed that problem with a little luck and superglue. Then one day wanted to just air it out , no reason just did. That's when the problem started with the display light stop working. That's when my trouble started, got it up and running but found a bad resistor on board and replaced, but still no display light, some kind a way i lost the read out , so i jumpered the display.
stresstest, i'm just running the radio for now, at least it transmit and recieve. Just have to put up with the issue/no light in display, no operation control panel/ as i described before. Thanks for the info. Talk Later, mrbirddog101
You were right, i did jumper the resistors but had to stay with the same wattage for now. Now the radio is back and working, but the frequnecy counter light is out and now the board below the display will not work, but it is lit lowest mode, the rf/signal is lit low, but the channel selector still works and up and down button on microphone makes it runs frequences in smallest incaments. i'm still wondering what i'm missing, will replaceing bulbs will solve the issue? mrbirddog101
If you lost function on the buttons below your display you have another issue that started when you took it apart to repair the resistors for the bulbs.
I use LEDs (In whatever color) to replace the display bulbs after correcting the resistors since they will continue to burn the resistors up. The LEDs draw much less current.
Recheck your work. Something is probably shorting out or worse, you may have damaged the interconnects between both boards.
This radio model was plagued with a poor dimmer circuit. There is a 4 stage button control on the face for the dimmer. The circuit uses a pair of SMT switching transistors in series with a pair of 1/8 watt resistors. The way it works is at the lowest setting both resistors are hit which provides the lowest light setting, then one resistor, then the other, then bypassed all together for the highest light setting. The resistors are different in value for stage 2 and 3 on the dimmer to
have different levels. These resistors need to be changed to 1/4 watt as they are over burdened with the current needed by the incandescent bulbs used. Every one of the turbo's suffer from this. There are two routes, change to LEDS as I did or change the value of the resistors. They actually smoke and burn up over time of you don't. Was his burnt? I believe they were
let me know where to send it to YOU, HIHI !! this is past the equipment i have, don't want to mess it up anymore than it is. if you can fix it fine or if you can't fine. it will not be any money out of your pocket. i only blew out the radio brcause the frequency would run sometimes when the radio was turned on, found out that the up/down buttons got damaged in shipment when i got it from tennessee. I fixed that problem, then the frequence lights went out. mrbirddog101
Thanks for the Quick replies, i guess my next bet is to buy a parts turbo radio.i was wrong on the part # DP (T) not (I) 795042Z, anyway keep me in mine if anything comes your way that i might be able to use. Thanks a Million. mrbirddog101
You can repair the one you have. There isn't a need for another board. I was able to repair mine and it was a mess. Traces needed to be replaced with jumpers. The thing is if you do not replace the resistors with higher wattage or remove the bulbs in the display and switch out to LED's, you will continue to burn them. It was part of the reason I modified it in the first place. This happens with every Turbo I have seen to date.
wires are ok, display board had 2 resistors sidebyside, at 81 ohms, one burnt complete reading 55 ohms, replaced the bad one but board is so small can't be fixed, the board # is DP179504 2Z, i spaced the 2Z #, it didn't look like part of the board # ?. I need to replace the complete display, Any help where to locate it?. I hope i didn't mess up the radio, LOL, thanks again, mrbirddog101
The one in this video had the same problem. It is the weak point in the display. The bulbs weren't engineered for the circuit. Once they are burnt there is no turning back. Ranger does not make the board any longer and to verify it I called them. They referred me to another parts company and no joy there.
So now you have to rebuild the board and it ill require reworking since the traces will be burnt up. Shoot me an email address in a private message here.
help with this problem, galaxy saturn turbo working fine until i air sprayed the unit inside out, now the orange frequency counter light will not light, all other lights work and dim fine, the counter work fine just will not light? did i blow off a jumper or clip?
On each side of the display board, inside, there is a single wire (Brown I think) that goes from the board down underneath to a plug. Each of these wires and their respective plug needs to be plugged in for the lights to work in the display. Check to see you didn't blow one of those off.
Ilike to get some led like that . where do i get them
ka3vvv 6 months ago
@ka3vvv
For the display I used a pair of 5mm blue LEDs. Behind the buttons there are 6 x 3mm amber LEDs already. Desolder them and replace them with 6 x 3mm blue LEDs.
I also used 5mm white LEDs for the meters replacing the regular bulbs there. You will have to use 470-560 Ohn 1/4 watt resistors in series with the meter LEDs as they are fed @ 13.8volts. And as far as the two blue LEDs in the display, you will need to make a circuit modification on the display board and add a single resistor
stresstest 6 months ago
Part 2, after jumping the display, i lost control buttons on the bottom, and had nothing except the up/down buttons, in the smallest change. I let a friend use it and the transmit and recieved just droped out, i looked inside and removed the jumper and replaced it and the radio started running transmit and recieve. So i left the jumper off for now radio work, but no display lightand no control buttons . When radio is cut on it goes to channel 9 the has to be change every time? mrbirddog101
mrbirddog101 8 months ago
Been real busy on this end , the reason i had to work on the turbo was the up/down buttons would run wild sometime, i fixed that problem with a little luck and superglue. Then one day wanted to just air it out , no reason just did. That's when the problem started with the display light stop working. That's when my trouble started, got it up and running but found a bad resistor on board and replaced, but still no display light, some kind a way i lost the read out , so i jumpered the display.
mrbirddog101 8 months ago
stresstest, i'm just running the radio for now, at least it transmit and recieve. Just have to put up with the issue/no light in display, no operation control panel/ as i described before. Thanks for the info. Talk Later, mrbirddog101
mrbirddog101 10 months ago
You were right, i did jumper the resistors but had to stay with the same wattage for now. Now the radio is back and working, but the frequnecy counter light is out and now the board below the display will not work, but it is lit lowest mode, the rf/signal is lit low, but the channel selector still works and up and down button on microphone makes it runs frequences in smallest incaments. i'm still wondering what i'm missing, will replaceing bulbs will solve the issue? mrbirddog101
mrbirddog101 10 months ago
@mrbirddog101
If you lost function on the buttons below your display you have another issue that started when you took it apart to repair the resistors for the bulbs.
I use LEDs (In whatever color) to replace the display bulbs after correcting the resistors since they will continue to burn the resistors up. The LEDs draw much less current.
Recheck your work. Something is probably shorting out or worse, you may have damaged the interconnects between both boards.
stresstest 10 months ago
@mrbirddog101 Did the radio work before you "fixed" it ? Why did you try to "fix" it if it was NOT broken? Now you have more trouble to "fix"
KC8YOQ 8 months ago
@KC8YOQ
This radio model was plagued with a poor dimmer circuit. There is a 4 stage button control on the face for the dimmer. The circuit uses a pair of SMT switching transistors in series with a pair of 1/8 watt resistors. The way it works is at the lowest setting both resistors are hit which provides the lowest light setting, then one resistor, then the other, then bypassed all together for the highest light setting. The resistors are different in value for stage 2 and 3 on the dimmer to
stresstest 8 months ago
@KC8YOQ
have different levels. These resistors need to be changed to 1/4 watt as they are over burdened with the current needed by the incandescent bulbs used. Every one of the turbo's suffer from this. There are two routes, change to LEDS as I did or change the value of the resistors. They actually smoke and burn up over time of you don't. Was his burnt? I believe they were
stresstest 8 months ago
let me know where to send it to YOU, HIHI !! this is past the equipment i have, don't want to mess it up anymore than it is. if you can fix it fine or if you can't fine. it will not be any money out of your pocket. i only blew out the radio brcause the frequency would run sometimes when the radio was turned on, found out that the up/down buttons got damaged in shipment when i got it from tennessee. I fixed that problem, then the frequence lights went out. mrbirddog101
mrbirddog101 10 months ago
Thanks for the Quick replies, i guess my next bet is to buy a parts turbo radio.i was wrong on the part # DP (T) not (I) 795042Z, anyway keep me in mine if anything comes your way that i might be able to use. Thanks a Million. mrbirddog101
mrbirddog101 10 months ago
@mrbirddog101
You can repair the one you have. There isn't a need for another board. I was able to repair mine and it was a mess. Traces needed to be replaced with jumpers. The thing is if you do not replace the resistors with higher wattage or remove the bulbs in the display and switch out to LED's, you will continue to burn them. It was part of the reason I modified it in the first place. This happens with every Turbo I have seen to date.
stresstest 10 months ago
wires are ok, display board had 2 resistors sidebyside, at 81 ohms, one burnt complete reading 55 ohms, replaced the bad one but board is so small can't be fixed, the board # is DP179504 2Z, i spaced the 2Z #, it didn't look like part of the board # ?. I need to replace the complete display, Any help where to locate it?. I hope i didn't mess up the radio, LOL, thanks again, mrbirddog101
mrbirddog101 10 months ago
@mrbirddog101
The one in this video had the same problem. It is the weak point in the display. The bulbs weren't engineered for the circuit. Once they are burnt there is no turning back. Ranger does not make the board any longer and to verify it I called them. They referred me to another parts company and no joy there.
So now you have to rebuild the board and it ill require reworking since the traces will be burnt up. Shoot me an email address in a private message here.
stresstest 10 months ago
thanks i will look at that soon. I will reply later. Thank you very much !! mrbirddog101
goodnight
mrbirddog101 10 months ago
help with this problem, galaxy saturn turbo working fine until i air sprayed the unit inside out, now the orange frequency counter light will not light, all other lights work and dim fine, the counter work fine just will not light? did i blow off a jumper or clip?
Thanks ahead of time, mrbirddog101
mrbirddog101 10 months ago
@mrbirddog101
On each side of the display board, inside, there is a single wire (Brown I think) that goes from the board down underneath to a plug. Each of these wires and their respective plug needs to be plugged in for the lights to work in the display. Check to see you didn't blow one of those off.
stresstest 10 months ago
I have a rci2995dx and a rci2980.. Please let me know how its done ...Thanks
mrbreeze732 1 year ago
Dec 19, 2010 From:MoparMan4456 Do You know any-one selling a Galaxy Pluto Mobil for sale? Get back to Me as soon as You can.
Moparman4456 1 year ago
@Moparman4456 Sure don't. I haven't even seen one of those for about 23 years.
stresstest 1 year ago
Looks like you did a good job there.
gregW:-) OH2FFY
OH2FFY 1 year ago