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CB Freezes and now it won't turn on

Discussion in 'CB Radio Forum' started by Johnniemac90, Oct 11, 2018.

  1. Oct 11, 2018 #1
    Johnniemac90

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    Hey, so I had the CB up and running. I could hear other people talking. However, if I went to talk then half of the time it would freeze and the top bar would be full, but the bottom would me empty so I couldn't hear anything or talk .I'd have to turn it off and back on and hope that it worked. Sometimes, if have to turn it off 5 or 6 times before it fixed itself. Then, I pulled it out to see if I'd somehow switched the ground. It was fine, but I accidentally touched the neg to the pos and now it won't turn on at all. Does anybody have any idea what's happening?
     
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  3. Oct 11, 2018 #2
    Jazz1

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    If it’s freezing up likely internal. Buy a new one. My stereo was doing that and shop dropped in a new one on the weekend. Too costly to repair electronics. It’s all disposable
     
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  4. Oct 11, 2018 #3
    J Rich

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    It's not what you want to hear, but new one or CB Shop. As far as it not turning on you probably blew a fuse. If not you fried the radio.
     
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  5. Oct 11, 2018 #4
    jessejamesdallas

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    If the fuse is not blown, there's a protection diode inside that is probably toast...shouldn't cost more than $20 to fix the diode at the most...As for the freezing, I have no idea...could just be a solder joint...CB Shop should be able to find it fairly easy, if that's what it is.
     
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  7. Oct 11, 2018 #5
    Night Stalker10

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    What type/brand of cb radio is this?
     
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  8. Oct 13, 2018 #6
    Johnniemac90

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    Cobra 29LXBT
     
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  9. Oct 13, 2018 #7
    shogun

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    Most likely the cpu board is toast. It’s not worth buying a new board and getting it replaced unless you can solder, it’s labor intensive. It seems to be common with this radio.
     
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