can this be fixed?messenger m500 amp/pics

[johnny9]

the po said he was talking on it and it just stopped working.
so he gave it to me..im not the guy to work on this stuff but trying to learn.

took the cover off and everything looks good,except where it burned a hole in the board.
i belive its where the main power starts to feed everything..
the metal strip that runs thru the board just melted and poof.
the main power switch is soldered on this part of the board a few inches back,so im wondering if i take it to the cb shop if they can use some soldered wires to go from the board to the other side of the board to bypass the burnt spot?

the 3rd and last pic shows the burned spot but the pic is not the best,thanks

 

[Crusher]

Kind of hard to tell. Might be power. But actually looks like it might be for the rf output of 4 pill section that went poof.

 

[johnny9]

would that make it un fixable? what a waste to toss something that was once pretty good..and not to cheap to replace..id throw 100 bucks at it in the future if it could be fixed no problem.

 

[n0zna]

the transistor would cost more than that,and then labor.But it would cost more for another one thats not as well made.

 

[johnny9]

so does that mean its worth fixing even if it cost much more?
it was free to me..so if it was a good amp "i have no clue" but if it is maybe i should take it in and get a estimate ,if it can even be fixed,thanks,john

 

[Johnnybgood]

It def needs a lot of man hours to restore it back to full working order, so the labour may be more than the cost of a new amp. From what I can see in the pics, the solder joints are mostly dry and the wiring and components and cables need replacing. Best bet is to get an estimate to have it checked out as it may well be non repairable, in that it will cost too much.

 

[johnny9]

well thanks fellas for the help..i will put it to the side for a while and when the money tree grows a lil i will take it in to see what they say.
my poor ole tram just leaked where it was sitting for past 2 weeks,so it has to come first..looks like a zillion caps in there just on the underneath..
thanks again,john