I currently have a TK-790 with the remote kit and it works just fine. I bought a TK-890 brick and when I transfer the remote cable and remote head from the 790 to the 890, it won’t power on. Do these have ignition sense or something else that also needs to be powered in order to work? Or any internal fuse I need to check? Thanks!
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TK-890 issue
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mmckenna
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Pin 1 on the 9 pin Molex connector is for ignition sense. You may want to try applying +12 volts to that and see if it powers up. There's also some resistors that need to be set correctly to make it work. R742 and R743.
There are internal fuses.
It would be a good idea to download a copy of the service manual and start working through it.
There are internal fuses.
It would be a good idea to download a copy of the service manual and start working through it.
I appreciate the info! I’ll try those and see what happens.
