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Railroad Spectra will not power on

Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2025 5:52 am
by arlojanis
I have a dash mount original railroad Spectra and it has gone dead and will not power on. I just use it as a monitor on my desk. Is there a common cure for this problem?

Re: Railroad Spectra will not power on

Posted: Thu Sep 11, 2025 5:52 am
by k2hz
The most common problem with those radios is bad capacitors. There may be obvious leakage and circuit board damage.

https://www.repeater-builder.com/motoro ... -caps.html