Dropped my XTS5000 off the top of an apparatus today; about a 10' drop onto asphalt. I thought it'd be over with, but it still works (for the most part). Still have strong RX and TX, but none of the buttons on the front panel work.
Screen's still fine, just no buttons working. What's broke?
Dropped my XTS
Moderator: Queue Moderator
-
ddiesel2006
- Posts: 35
- Joined: Wed Jan 10, 2007 3:07 pm
- What radios do you own?: XTS5000, APX7000, XTL5000
Re: Dropped my XTS
im guessing a ribbon inside maybe. might have just came loose. Im sure some of the pros will chime in here and a few with there professional opinons....
Re: Dropped my XTS
It's very possable the ribbon flex cable has just come loose. Open the radio and verify everything is plugged and seated properly.
Good luck
Good luck
-
spectragod
- Posts: 2029
- Joined: Sun Dec 30, 2001 4:00 pm
- What radios do you own?: FPP 6 meter XTL 5K's
Re: Dropped my XTS
If it's intrinsically safe, you may not want to perform this...Hightower wrote:It's very possable the ribbon flex cable has just come loose. Open the radio and verify everything is plugged and seated properly.
Good luck
Kilgore: Smell that? You smell that?
Lance: What?
Kilgore: Napalm, son. Nothing in the world smells like that.
Kilgore: I love the smell of napalm in the morning. You know, one time we had a hill bombed, for 12 hours. When it was all over, I walked up. We didn't find one of 'em, not one stinkin' dink body. The smell, you know that gasoline smell, the whole hill. Smelled like... victory. Someday this war's gonna end...
____________
Revelation 6:8
Lance: What?
Kilgore: Napalm, son. Nothing in the world smells like that.
Kilgore: I love the smell of napalm in the morning. You know, one time we had a hill bombed, for 12 hours. When it was all over, I walked up. We didn't find one of 'em, not one stinkin' dink body. The smell, you know that gasoline smell, the whole hill. Smelled like... victory. Someday this war's gonna end...
____________
Revelation 6:8
Re: Dropped my XTS
If you do open it, it's best to use the correct tool. It's only $4.20 from Motorola, and you will not crack your housing.
Jim.
Jim.
Re: Dropped my XTS
We had a fire radio with the same problem. I opened it up and found the connector for the front panel completly sheared off. Just for the hell of it I sent the radio to the depot and they repaired it under warranty!