Trying to set up ignition sense for an older Motorola Radius, it's my understanding that in order for it to work there's a fuse on the board to remove / cut. Based on all the diagrams I can find I believe it to be this fuse (circled) but it seems more crowded on the board than most other models I've seen done by others. Does anyone know if this is correct to remove?
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Motorola Radius Ignition Sense
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mmckenna
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That looks like a Pico Fuse. They are usually green and about the size of a 1/4 watt resistor. If you look closely, there should be a marking on the board that says F###. That usually means it's a fuse.
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Which Radius model is it, exactly?
That's the fuse. they are a little challenging to remove but a small pair of cutters normally works to snip one end. Back when we were installing hundreds of these one of the old techs at my shop used to just ground pin 10 for a second to blow the fuse. I wouldn't recommend that but he did hundreds with no issues. I normally snip one end and just pull it up a bit.
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Should be labeled F801, if I recall correctly. I think I set a few of those up years ago.
Correct. F801. Alot of info on repeater builder for the GM300
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