XTL 1500 Not Powering on

[OwenGroszkowski]

Hello, I recently purchased a XTL-1500 of of eBay the guy said the radio where fully tested I believe him based on him willing to give me a refund for them not turning on. Anyways I got the radio and I bought a pretty decent power supply for it called the PYRAMID PS9KX. The problem is when I go to turn the radio on I wait for like 2 seconds then the LED's flash on for like 5 seconds then they turn off and nothing happens on the screen it doesn't even flash or anything. Wondering if this has happened to anyone else and wondering if its worth keeping because its an easy fix or If I should send it back. I'm really looking to use this radio I'm hoping there is an easy fix.

Thanks!

 

[n3obl]

Do you have power to the little red wire on the accessory connector?

 

[mmckenna]

Also,
That power supply is rated for 5 amps continuous/7 amps surge. That's only going to run that radio on low power transmit.

If the radio is programmed for a trunked system and it tries to connect, it's probably going to drag down the power supply to the point that the radio will restart.

 

[OwenGroszkowski]

Do you have power to the little red wire on the accessory connector?

What do you mean? How would I know?

Also,
That power supply is rated for 5 amps continuous/7 amps surge. That's only going to run that radio on low power transmit.

If the radio is programmed for a trunked system and it tries to connect, it's probably going to drag down the power supply to the point that the radio will restart.

I’m not planning on using a trucked system I was just gonna run it on FRS frequencies?

 

[merlin]

First off, is this a front mount radio or remote mount. Powering these is different.
ALSO, your supply should at least turn the radio on, but probably shut down trying to transmit.
I would go with a supply greater than 20 amp.
N3obl is talking about the ignition sense wire. Located on the ACCY cable.

 

[OwenGroszkowski]

Do you have power to the little red wire on the accessory connector?

First off, is this a front mount radio or remote mount. Powering these is different.
ALSO, your supply should at least turn the radio on, but probably shut down trying to transmit.
I would go with a supply greater than 20 amp.
N3obl is talking about the ignition sense wire. Located on the ACCY cable.

This is a front mount radio I was only gonna use it for FRS and I just bought the power supply of Amazon. The ignition sense wire is good?

 

[OwenGroszkowski]

This is a front mount radio I was only gonna use it for FRS and I just bought the power supply of Amazon. The ignition sense wire is good?

I don’t have ignition sense wire I’m just using the normal power wire run to the power supply do I need a ignition sense wire?

 

[FFPM571]

I don’t have ignition sense wire I’m just using the normal power wire run to the power supply do I need a ignition sense wire?

Yes you do... that needs the accessory connector in the back... and by the way the radio is not legal to use on FRS

 

[K2NEC]

Make sure your ignition sense wire has power, and make sure your 25 pin connector is inserted properly. The connector has a short to 2 pins which would make the radio not power without it. But if the LEDs come on for a few seconds after turning the radio on then it sounds like it might be inhibited

 

[KevinC]

What do you mean? How would I know?


I’m not planning on using a trucked system I was just gonna run it on FRS frequencies?

Are you sure it's a UHF radio?

 

[a417]

Are you sure it's a UHF radio?

Yep, lets see the model # of the radio and the current accessory cable pins in use

 

[mmckenna]

I was only gonna use it for FRS

Do you fully understand the FCC rules regarding this?