Inside the ATU-100

I received an email from a fellow HAM earlier regarding one of my Youtube videos about the ATU-100 auto tuner that is so popular.. and cheap.

He's a victim of the often shady Chinglish that appears so frequently on ads for these - that they often allude to them being a completed unit rather the being clear as to whether they are actually selling a completed tuner, a complete kit of semi-completed components to assemble or a complete kit of individual components for those who are willing (and skilled enough) to tackle a ground up build. 

This ham has received a board, screen and bits and the typical lack of useful information as to what is next.

I'm by no means an expert on this - I went to great pains.. and probably overpaid.. to get a completed unit (which also lacked any meaningful instructions). 

So, here's a pics with the lid off in some hope that this might be of use to anyone finding themselves in a similar situation. 

Click the pics to enlarge....

The only things I haven't captured are the connectors from the USB socket going to the battery underneath.