2006R Rds Radio: Doesn't Do Anything At All

[orbis]

Hello,

 

I received a 2006R RDS from someone, but it doesn't do anything. When I connect the power, nothing appears on the screen and when the removable panel is removed, the red light also doesn't flash. There is just no sign of life.

Are there common problems with those radios or does someone have any ideas or tips what may be wrong?

 

thanks

 

I'll try to ask the person who gave me the radio more information about it and it's history.

[orbis]

So i've heard that the radio has been lying upside down in a puddle of rain. Ande the water reached half the height of the radio.

So which components can be damaged by water?

[gregers]

think the best thing to do here,keep the bit that you can remove and throw the rest away.

if its been sitting in water i would susspect just time alone trying to clean all the gubbins inside would negate just buying another 1?.

[orbis]

I know, but I like to search and find faults in electronics.

 

But in the mean time: It works again. :)

Actually I don't really understand what the fault was. I found out thet te power IC didn't deliver 5V to the main CPU. So I put 5V on it manually. The appeared 'TEN' on the display. (Someone in the past was clearly trying random codes.) So is pushed 'SELECT' and 'MAN' at the same time for a few seconds. This gives you an extra but also last chance. So I gave in the code and it worked again!

 

The weird part is: now I don't need to put manually 5V anymore on the main CPU.

 

Now i'm going to replace the cassette deck by a line-in connector (AUX).

I've actually already done and tested that and the sound is great. Now I just have to build it in neathly.

 

This is a simple mod and can also be don by the 2007® RDS.

 

Mayby I make a tutorial/how-to in the future if there are people interested.