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Motorola 5550e will not power on

lpdsgt

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Hello all, i have a 5550e that stopped powerng on. It is installed in my tahoe connected directly to the batery with a 12v trigger wire to thh ignition. In the past few weeks i noticed that every now and again it would not turn when the vehicle was started. I had to use the power buton. Then suddenly last week it would just not turn on. Checked power to the unit and the 12 v trigger wire and both were good as was the ground. The only thing that did happen was the battery for the vehcle was dead and I had to charge it. Not sure if it could have blown the smt fuse inside the radio. Any suggestions?

Thanks.
Gerry
 
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