In the process of switching from O5 to W3 and make serial cables, I got the wiring wrong and sent 12 volts down the wrong wire. Now the W3 head just say Fail 01/90. It's not something simple like the fuse. Since sending these in to be repaired is more expensive than buying replacements I have opt to attemp to replace the chips I fried with replacements from donor radios. I have several good XTL2500 radios that I had planned to sacrifice anyway. I started looking in the SB9600 section but reading part numbers off the components is challenging. Where should I begin my probe?
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XTL5000 High Power Fail 01/90
- Thread starter kenneykirk
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does it still work with the O5?
Nope. When I changed the control head in the CPS from O5 to W3, it made the O5 head inoperable.
FFPM571
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It would have been easier to get a real W3 cable....
Maybe, but I created my own for other radios. These are spares so I took the plunge.
