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Howto: Open / Disassemble an Icom IC-725 HF Transceiver

285 views· 6 likes· 13:27· Dec 15, 2025

My Icom IC-725 HF Transceiver shut down and stopped turning on after I used it for FT8 (digital modes) at the full 100 watts. My best guess was it hit some type of thermal shutdown (or the battery BMS had cut out?). But it didn't resolve itself with a day of rest and recharging the battery, so I decided to open it up. Magically, after I disassembled it and then re-assembled it, it started to work again. (The only thing I did was look at it hard....) So either a thermal fuse reset, the battery started working, or some intermittent connection got jiggled back into place. On the plus side, I recorded the procedure, so while I can't show you the problem and how to fix it, I can illustrate the procedure for disassembling the radio and separating the top PA unit from the bottom unit. (it's only a few more screws to take the front panel off of the bottom unit...) Hopefully this will help somebody.

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