xts5000 problems any ideas

itjisfo · Post by **itjisfo** » Wed Jun 01, 2005 4:47 pm

I just bought a xts500 its a 123abc1234 radio .. it seems to work fine except for when i first turn it on i can't use any of the buttons or switches or knob for about 60 seconds or so after that it works fine .. eveything works fine astro and all just for that one problem .. looking for sugggestions on how to fix it.....thanks

Post by **batdude** » Wed Jun 01, 2005 4:58 pm

take the radio apart and see if there is any water damage.

pay close attention to the area under the RF board where the battery contacts are.

all of these radios sat in 4ft of water for a few hours.

doug

RocketNJ · Post by **RocketNJ** » Thu Jun 02, 2005 3:22 am

I thought I remember seeing a PSB regarding this issue. A firmware update was the fix. A problem for the one you have.

Maybe someone here with access to the older PSBs can confirm.

George

ASTROMODAT · Post by **ASTROMODAT** » Sun Jun 05, 2005 10:48 pm

It was only 3 feet of water.

5-sides · Post by **5-sides** » Fri Jun 10, 2005 4:54 am

ASTROMODAT wrote:It was only 3 feet of water.

Yeah, but it was seawater.

mike m · Post by **mike m** » Fri Jun 10, 2005 4:17 pm

If it was in water then that explains the mistake between 3 and 4, if probably was sitting in 3 fathoms of water which I think would be close to 4 feet on land.

ASTROMODAT · Post by **ASTROMODAT** » Fri Jun 10, 2005 5:24 pm

Uh, 1 fathom = 6 feet.

Post by **batdude** » Fri Jun 10, 2005 6:38 pm

larry, that is the perfect avatar for you.

doug

ASTROMODAT · Post by **ASTROMODAT** » Fri Jun 10, 2005 7:33 pm

What do you mean 'perfect avatar?' That's just a little picture of me.

ASTROMODAT · Post by **ASTROMODAT** » Fri Jun 10, 2005 7:35 pm

I knew you would especially appreciate the neck swet.