Would like some of your wisdom please

[themadchef]

Thank you for looking
I have a Kenwood TK3101 radio which i just bought second hand i know it works.
Used it once with a mate excellent i may add
got back un plugged it from myautocom and now it wont work.
Not getting any power tried the radio straight from the plug which has the same five pins as the autocom power feed and still nothing.

So does anyone know where i could get my radio looked at or advice what ican do to check its working. I have pressed the transmitt button at the side and thats how i know i am getting nothing as the wee led light at top is not comming on. Turned it off and on again.

Thanks again for looking

Oh i live in Bonnie Scotland near Perth if that is any help

mike

 

[AberdeenAngus]

unlpug everything - does it work now ?

Is the battery flat ?

...are you sure ?

 

[themadchef]

Hi
the battery isnt flat as its on a trickle charger and iam using the bike
the radio uses the bike power not a battery
Cheers

 

[AberdeenAngus]

Is the radio completely dead.
If so then first port of call is power supply.

A trickly charger is used to charge a battery.
Even if its on charge a knackered battery can still be flat.

I suspect though that what you have is a battery eliminator. Is that right?
I.e. it plugs into the radio in place of a battery.

 

[themadchef]

Is the radio completely dead.
If so then first port of call is power supply.

I suspect though that what you have is a battery eliminator. Is that right?
I.e. it plugs into the radio in place of a battery.

you are correct i have a battery elimanator
there is power going through the cable as i get the autocom working from it ie. i have my ipod fitted to it and i hear the music

 

[AberdeenAngus]

I don't think the radio can be powered from the 5 pin plug which is audio etc.
It needs a battery or battery eliminator of its own like this

http://www.ixcessory.com/Merchant/m..._Code=XBE-KW2P&Category_Code=XBE&Store_Code=I

Does the radio work on its own - as a handheld ?

 

[themadchef]

Will dig out the battery and un plug the wires and try it

 

[roddy]

as AA

find the battery and battery charger, get the radio battery fitted and put on charge, leave for a hour incase radio battery is flat.

try it now if still no luck then you may have popped something in the radio ? there is a thread somewhere of someone fitting a new aerial connector to one of these models, it'll show you how to take it too bits in case theres a wee internal fuse

 

[AberdeenAngus]

Well?

Did it work ?

 

[themadchef]

Hi
Sorry have been atad busy it was nowt do with the radio it was a wire had snapped on the power going into it,

Cheers for all the help

mike

 

[roddy]

At least you got it sorted