Uniden 980 burnt up. Is it fixable?

[T-I-N-Y34]

It's good to see a man get lucky once in awhile. You better take care of that Tech that fixed it because most would want that just to look at it. I'd like to find a Radio Tech around here but they are hard to find!

He said it was an easy fix...Took him about 20 min. But yeah he's a great guy. He doesn't charge people to just look at it. He says I don't do anything but look so why charge for it. But now you get into something big and he'll get his moneys worth...lol

[BOOTY MONSTER]

did the buyer connect the power wires backwards ?
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Uniden-BE...EaAl2HEALw_wcB

[T-I-N-Y34]

The dummy blew the fuse then he put a screw in the fuse holder. And put like 24 volts to it.

did the buyer connect the power wires backwards ?
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Uniden-BE...EaAl2HEALw_wcB

[mjd420nova]

Sounds like some traces got fried off the board. To prevent further faults, replace the burned area with bent paper clip pieces take the place and soldered down.

[T-I-N-Y34]

I don't know what that is. Is that the things that look like ribbons or long flat strips.

Sounds like some traces got fried off the board. To prevent further faults, replace the burned area with bent paper clip pieces take the place and soldered down.

[mjd420nova]

True, it could turn into a "one thing after another" repair.

[whiteastro]

True, it could turn into a "one thing after another" repair.

You sound like a man of Knowledge! LOL I have seen that before in the world of maintenance. I have raised the dead many times, but have ask myself if it was worth it. LOL especially my old house and some of my old vehicles. I've heard it said before ( Just because you can doesn't mean you should )

[Bobcat]

Just to weigh in.... I've seen a lightning strike radio fixed on one of MikesRadioRepair videos. SO it can be done. Your first posting suggests that traces are burned off of the board. You don't give any sense of how MANY are burnt off the board. That kind of a repair is going to be extremely labor intensive. If it is 1 or 2 or 5 traces... it might be worth it. If it is the back half of the radio.... it most likely isn't. When the repair bill gets up towards the cost of another radio, you've got to think about it carefully.

Yes, traces can be hand cut and trimmed, epoxied and soldered to the board. It is going to be pricey. And the pricey will vary from trace to trace with length and difficulty of routing. Too many traces like that and it will be too close to the price of another. I would imagine some techs that could do this... would evaluate the job up front and refuse to do it beyond a point because they don't really want to tie the time up in it on the chance that the customer may not be satisfied in the end and just abandon the radio.

Sorry I can't give you a better answer... there are just too many variables.

[T-I-N-Y34]

It's already fixed...Thanks though

Just to weigh in.... I've seen a lightning strike radio fixed on one of MikesRadioRepair videos. SO it can be done. Your first posting suggests that traces are burned off of the board. You don't give any sense of how MANY are burnt off the board. That kind of a repair is going to be extremely labor intensive. If it is 1 or 2 or 5 traces... it might be worth it. If it is the back half of the radio.... it most likely isn't. When the repair bill gets up towards the cost of another radio, you've got to think about it carefully.

Yes, traces can be hand cut and trimmed, epoxied and soldered to the board. It is going to be pricey. And the pricey will vary from trace to trace with length and difficulty of routing. Too many traces like that and it will be too close to the price of another. I would imagine some techs that could do this... would evaluate the job up front and refuse to do it beyond a point because they don't really want to tie the time up in it on the chance that the customer may not be satisfied in the end and just abandon the radio.

Sorry I can't give you a better answer... there are just too many variables.

[Bobcat]

For that, I am glad! Good you got it going.