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Icom F1721 Power Failure

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I have an Icom F1721 that will not power up. I pulled it from a vehicle in which I did not perform the initial radio install. It appears the radio was directly wired to the ignition without any inline fuses. This particular vehicle doesn't get used very often at all. It experiences low/dead batteries frequently which then requires jump starting, boost charging, or battery charging. I am thinking one of these caused internal damage to the radio.

The radio does not power on. The internal contact points with regulated 8v and 5v power are only registering half that much voltage.

Anyone have any similar experience and/or solutions? Or am I just better off to send it in?
 
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