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So I bought a TK290 off eBay, and when I powered it up, the top display is dead.

The radio programs up just fine and TX and RX Are fine. Is there a easy plug and play repair for this?
 
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Could be ribbon cable or could have shorted out...if the description on ebay is not true to the radio..i would contact the seller
 
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I did check the ribbon cable, and it seems secure at the connection. I don't have leads with small enough tips for my meter to check if it's shorted out though.

As far as the ebay seller, it was listed as "not tested, as is" so... It was also really cheap, so if it ends up being only a 16ch radio I can live with that. Just wondering what it would take to replace the display.
 
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I have run into the same thing on a couple of department TK290's. I have swapped out the lcd with a new one on one and that was not the problem. I have to dig into this further but if I can figure out the problem, I'll let you know. BTW, same thing,they program and operate fine but no display...
 
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