Motorola Spectra Fail 1/90!!!

[KD8BVS]

OK, so I have a Spectra VHF low power with A9 control head. It was working fine until it was shorted out, and now it displays Error 8/10, then fail 1/90 when I turn it off, then back on. Well, the 8/10 error is showing because the PA board got completely fried, but I know the radio can still work without that board. So now I'm trying to find out why it displays fail 1/90 and I have taken the ENTIRE radio apart and have found nothing wrong with it. I checked all the connections and made sure the control head / radio were both getting power, and I also can't get my computer to read the radio in programming anymore. The control head displays "programming" when I try to read the codeplug, but it just gives me error codes not allowing me to read the codeplug. I also checked the programming cable and all conections, plus the battery in the RIB and everything was good. So I'm starting to think that there is something wrong with the command board, and that it will have to be replaced.

What do you think???

Thanks, Alex

[Rick Rock]

How was it 'shorted out'??

[JAYMZ]

Almost sounds like he reversed the power and ground. At which point it is probably D-E-D dead.