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Good question. As far as I can tell, the 1135 on the back panel is shorted and thanks to the 15A fuse, the damage was done. It looks like the 1135 is also a part of the noise blanker circuit, and that explains the wiring to the NB switch also being melted. I searched the forum, and it seems the...
Yeah, you would think I would have learned that by now :-) I did check the original power cord today, it was wired correctly but had a 15A fuse! As near as I can tell, the radio is still working (I yanked power from it when it started smoking), one tough radio. Also picked up a semi-dead 2950...
Got home and read all the replies, you guys are quick! Plugged the mic in and bingo, there's audio now. The 3 wires in the brown cover do go to the nb switch, and no the radio was not hooked up backwards. That being said, I will double check the power cord that came with the radio (cig plug to 3...
Picked up a really clean Grant for $25 from an abandoned storage room. I hooked it thinking nothing could possibly be wrong with it, but it smoked out. Pulled the covers & found wires melted to the noise blanker & more. The radio still powers up, receives signal by watching the meter, but...
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