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APX 4500 HELP

FireMedic658

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Hi. I have an APX 4500 7/8 with an 02 head. I thought I could just connect the head to the main body, connecting the blue ringed cable from the back of the head to the body, hook up my +/- and I'm good. Wrong. It will not power up at all. Seems like this is not a regular plug and play like others seem to be. Any help would be appreciated.
 

KG4INW

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You also need an HKN6188B cable kit that needs to be connected to the head and DC power before it will turn on. The control cable alone does not provide power to an O2 head.
 
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