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M1225 Radius won't power on. Any suggestions?

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I have a 24 channel M1225 Radius that all of a sudden stopped powering on, no beep or display. Took it apart, don't see anything obviously wrong.

I have power where the power cord solders onto the board on both the front and back side, solder connections look good.

There looks like there are at least one possibly two protection diodes and they check OK with my meter.

Anything else I can check or did this just become a parts radio?
 

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Radio is probably set up for IGN Sense. But you stated " stopped working". Maybe the little fuse inside?
 

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OK thanks, I didn't see anything that looked like a fuse but figured there was probably one in there somewhere. Might be a few days before I can spend some time on it.

Thanks for the manual.
 

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And that IS why we always fuse the external IGN sense wire lead at ONE Amp.
If not setup for IGN sense, the internal fuse F401 IS connected to the main power connection inside the radio..

Fuse 401 is a small axial lead fuse, looks like a resistor (might be all green), it's a 2 amp fuse.
 

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I've never had ignition sense turned on or connected to this radio.

That fuse is blown, any idea where I can get a new one? I'll probably jumper in another 2 amp fuse and make sure there isn't something wrong with the radio causing the fuse to blow first.
 

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That fuse is blown, any idea where I can get a new one? I'll probably jumper in another 2 amp fuse and make sure there isn't something wrong with the radio causing the fuse to blow first.


Best to figure out what caused it to blow before replacing it. But just in case, that's a bunch of them.
 

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And that IS why we always fuse the external IGN sense wire lead at ONE Amp.
If not setup for IGN sense, the internal fuse F401 IS connected to the main power connection inside the radio..
That fuse is extremely sensitive. I have blown them by messing with the 16 pin connector on the back....
 

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Forgot to update this thread, I replace the fuse and the radio is working perfectly again. It didn't turn out as neatly as I would have liked, I need a better de-soldering tool, I wish I had just piggybacked the new fuse on top of the old as I slightly damaged the board. Either way it works.
 
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