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TK-7180H will not power up

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SD70MAC

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I built a custom box for a friends TK-7180H and the radio will not power up. The radio has a remote head setup and was NOS & NIB but I'm not sure of its past. You have any ideas it may be something minor,but I'm not a Kenwood guy.I have installed a lot of radios but only Motorola's.


Is the ignition sense programmable like the newer Moto stuff ? I didn't have a cable for that.
 

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I built a custom box for a friends TK-7180H and the radio will not power up. The radio has a remote head setup and was NOS & NIB but I'm not sure of its past. You have any ideas it may be something minor,but I'm not a Kenwood guy.I have installed a lot of radios but only Motorola's.


Is the ignition sense programmable like the newer Moto stuff ? I didn't have a cable for that.

Ignition sense is what came to mind. If's selectable during programming.
 

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Check the orientation of the ribbon cable. if it's reversed the radio will not power up. just pull the control head apart and check to make sure the contact points on the cable are facing the board. then do the same with the deck.
 

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When I get it back I will check the remote head. I am going to make an ignition cable,you know what size fuze ? I use 5amp on the Moto's ignition sense.
 

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The 7180 usually doesn't need to have an ignition sense hooked up. You can just wire it to an ignition source. I've worked on a couple of remote head 7180s and it's always the ribbon cable being orented wrong or having pulled part way out.
 
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