Xts3000

[kc4wwu]

I have a question maybe someone can answer...

My XTS3000 won't seem to pass the self test.
It worked fine yesterday, battery died over night, (It was left on) and when i changed the battery this morning, it powers on, but the green light stays lit for about 20 seconds or so, then shuts down.

I took the radio apart, resat the flex connector, and still the same. Tried two batteries that have a full charge, still the same.

Any ideas?

[DPapay]

Could it have been inhibited by Dispatch?

[kc4wwu]

Originally Posted by DPapay

Could it have been inhibited by Dispatch?

Uhh.. no. It's my personal radio, I use for Ham Radio.
No Business/Public Safety Frequencies in it.

Thanks for the reply though!

73, Pete
K4QHR

[mm]

I have a service bulletin for the XTS series about a similar problem. It was caused by contamination on the battery contacts of the battery and the radio.

An excerpt from the SRB.

SYMPTOM:
Radios with a build up of contamination in the radio/battery contact interface may experience unexpected radio resets. For display radios, a reset will be accompanied by the display indicating ‘Self Test’ followed by the power-up tone.....

Contamination on battery or radio contacts, such as fibers, dirt or other nonconductive materials may collect and cause intermittent radio/battery connection and power interruption (resets). This contamination can also cause accelerated wear to the radio and/or battery’s contact surfaces.


The fix is to use DeoxIT®GOLD from (Radio Shack, McMaster Carr, Fry’s, etc.) or directly from the manufacturer, CAIG Labs, at caig.com - Home of DeoxIT - CAIG Laboratories, Inc..

The pen-based package is recommended as it provides better access to the recessed contacts of the battery. The pen’s tip will most likely need to be modified (trimmed on the sides) to improve penetration into the battery contact slots.
Per the manufacturer’s instructions, shake the pen and depress the tip until the fluid saturates the tip. Apply to each contact surface (radio AND battery sides). IMPORTANT - Extra care should be taken to ensure adequate lubricating of the larger contact surface area of the battery contacts. After cleaning, inspect both contact surfaces for signs of advanced wear. Advanced contact wear is defined as wear through either the radio OR the battery’s contact platings (gold and nickel) to the base metal (copper). Copper exposure is characterized by a distinctive orange-brown metal appearance surrounded by the silvery nickel underplate and gold top plating. In some cases, a magnified (8x to 10x) inspection may be required to verify wear into the base material. Polishing of the gold or nickel surface is common and is not considered a need for replacement.

Or you could try a pencil eraser on the radio and battery contacts first and see if this works.

Mike
WB8VLC/7

[Devilz311]

^ I had a similar issue with my issued XTS3000; The radio kept turning off & on randomly. Our tech did just that.

[kc4wwu]

Well, this is strange... but my XTS3000 now works fine.
For some reason, It decided to start not liking 2 of my Impress Batteries.

The Impress Batteries work just fine in both of my 5000's... but they will not work on the 3000.

Weird. The Multiplier battery I have works just fine in the 3000.

I'm still scratching my head


73, Pete
K4QHR