Repair Motorola Bag Phone Handset LED Display?

I purchased a Motorola bag phone back in 1996. I am not sure what the model
is but the handset has the red LED display as opposed to the LCD display
that came with other bag phone models. One of the manuals I have suggests
the model might be SJN4976B but I'm not sure. Can any of you Motorola buffs
tell me which model I have?

The phone works well but the LED display in the handset stops working
occassionally. I have paid twice to have it repaired and now it is broken
again. I don't feel like paying to have it repaired again.

I have heard it's very easy to fix, just a burned out component on the
circuit board in the handset. I can desolder and replace small surface mount
components but I have no idea exactly which part(s) need to be replaced. Can
anyone tell me which part(s) need replacing? Is there a mod I can do to
prevent it happening again? Any links to pics that identify the part(s)? Any
advice would be helpful, thanks.

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Here is a link to a picture of that phone,
http://members.shaw.ca/kimbergman/images/phone3.jpg

That's a great suggestion, thanks :-) I would still like to know which
parts need replacing, if anybody can tell me, in case I cannot find an
old one.

Copper Emeritus wrote:
> We had the handset of a Motorola like that go bad in the Jeep at the
> college I worked at. I called the Cingular repair tech and he said they do
> not stock parts, and suggested finding another handset from wherever. He
> said most of them are interchangeable. It will either work or not work when
> you plug it in.
>
> One of the guys that worked for me actually had one in his basement.
> Plugged it in and it worked!
>
> You can find these bag phones at garage sales/thrift stores for a couple
> of dollars. Might be the best way to go. Bring yours with you and plug it in
> and see if it works.
>