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Old 01-26-2021, 03:34 PM   #4
Dead Parrot
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Re: OEM Radio question

Taking the covers off of a 33 year old radio always carries some risk. Especially if you poke around the insides. All it takes is one static electric spark in the wrong place to kill something. Another suspect would be a bit of loose solder that was happily resting in a lower corner that when the radio was removed and poked at, managed to find a new resting place across a pair of circuit traces.

Might try gently rattling the radio in different positions and listen for something 'tinking' around inside.

Double check the radio for any internal fuses. Electronic devices sometimes have fuses soldered in as a last ditch way to prevent fires. The normal 'repair' in such cases is to replace the entire unit. Not a totally bad idea when it is a normal stock item. Sucks when it is decades after the last item came off the supply shelf.
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