TK-349 QRT...10-7...RIP...DOA...

k5iq · Post by **k5iq** » Fri Mar 18, 2005 12:12 pm

I've posted this query on other forums/lists, so if you've seen it before, my apologies.

Like a lot of folks, last year I took advantage of Overstock.com's sell-off of "grey market" Kenwoods--the TK-349 handheld and TK-809 mobile--and bought one of each.

I built a programming interface and bought a battery for the TK-349; it worked like a champ for a week or two then went dead. The battery is fully charged, but the radio acts as though a fuse were blown or a reverse polarity diode shot.

Does anyone know if there's some sort of SMT fuse, diode, or something that's making this radio into a paperweight? I really hate to throw away a nice-looking radio, but I also hate to spend a fortune on repair of a radio which (a) isn't type accepted--other than for ham use--and (b) only cost me $35 (less battery) to begin with.

Thoughts? Suggestions? Recipes?

n5tbu · Post by **n5tbu** » Sat Mar 19, 2005 11:35 am

I am sure there is a fuse...use an ohmmeter and work your way back from the A+ and you will find it.Use one an amp larger,as it may be drawing more current in the ham bands.
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