fendelhessi wrote:
Hello All,

Well, stupid me, I did it. I accidentially reversed the positive and
negative leads from an external DC 12 volt supply to my BC-895. After
correcting this mistake, the radio will not turn on. Is there an
internal fuse or reverse polarity protection componet in the radio?
If so, where? Any help will be appreciated.


the dummy diode is the first thing connected to the + lead on the board
replacement should bring it around,while its open you could try the
squelch tail mod. you have to be good with a soldering iron for this
one,its eay to mess up but worth the effort.

http://pages.ripco.net/~a2k/squelch_mod.gif




Thanks,

Jim in Austin....