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XTL 5000 with O5 head indicate F001
Posted: Mon Jan 31, 2011 3:14 am
by sdranaweera
My 03 nos XTL5000(O5 head) and one Astro W7 set indicate F001.XTL when just switch on ..Astro when Tx please what is the problem
Re: XTL 5000 with O5 head indicate F001
Posted: Mon Jan 31, 2011 5:09 am
by Jim202
sdranaweera wrote:My 03 nos XTL5000(O5 head) and one Astro W7 set indicate F001.XTL when just switch on ..Astro when Tx please what is the problem
The fail 001 is normally an indication that the synthesizer is out of lock.
If your getting this message from a radio that you just obtained, then I would expect to see a bad frequency programmed into the radio. If the radio has been working and has now started to show this problem, then I would expect it from bad caps that need to be replaced.
What I would do is read the radio with the software and see what has been programmed into the radio. Then fix the channels that are out of range if you find any. As a last resort, I would try to find another radio with the same model number and clone that radio into the one that is not working.
Jim
Re: XTL 5000 with O5 head indicate F001
Posted: Tue Feb 01, 2011 2:55 pm
by motorola_otaku
Jim202 wrote:..then I would expect it from bad caps that need to be replaced.
Bad capacitors in an XTL5000? Surely you jest.
Re: XTL 5000 with O5 head indicate F001
Posted: Tue Feb 01, 2011 3:21 pm
by akardam
motorola_otaku wrote:Bad capacitors in an XTL5000? Surely you jest.
And don't call me Shirley...
Re: XTL 5000 with O5 head indicate F001
Posted: Tue Feb 01, 2011 4:24 pm
by Jim202
motorola_otaku wrote:Jim202 wrote:..then I would expect it from bad caps that need to be replaced.
Bad capacitors in an XTL5000? Surely you jest.
Been working on too many Spectra radios and too many days with long hours each day. I start seeing caps after a while in my sleep.
But still think the issue is bad programming causing the VCO to go out of lock.
Jim
Re: XTL 5000 with O5 head indicate F001
Posted: Tue Feb 01, 2011 8:14 pm
by motorola_otaku
Jim202 wrote:motorola_otaku wrote:Jim202 wrote:..then I would expect it from bad caps that need to be replaced.
Bad capacitors in an XTL5000? Surely you jest.
Been working on too many Spectra radios and too many days with long hours each day. I start seeing caps after a while in my sleep.
Well, that certainly beats finding out that the XTL line developed its own capacitor cancer.
Re: XTL 5000 with O5 head indicate F001
Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2011 12:47 pm
by gr8batwing7
Hi,
Just FYI.
If your voltage is nominal 12v-13.5v but your current draw is LOW (using a workbench power supply) will indicate a FAIL 001. If I disconnect the antenna cable from the radio, I don't get the FAIL 001 message. I discovered the hard way when I learned the current knob on the power supply was set too low. Problem went away when current was increased.
Cheers,
Aaron