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| Author: | the Outlaw [ Tue May 18, 2010 3:50 pm ] |
| Post subject: | A funny thing happened with my scanner.... |
It quit working. Dumped the memory, and continues to. All zero's. Dammit, now I have a valid excuse to purchase a replacement. |
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| Author: | Rich [ Tue May 18, 2010 4:24 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: A funny thing happened with my scanner.... |
Brutal. What brand/model ? |
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| Author: | the Outlaw [ Tue May 18, 2010 5:50 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: A funny thing happened with my scanner.... |
It was a modern, state of the art 200xlt. Vintage 1990. |
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| Author: | icom1020 [ Tue May 18, 2010 5:59 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: A funny thing happened with my scanner.... |
I have one of those, it still works when I remember to charge the 20 year old batteries |
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| Author: | Rich [ Tue May 18, 2010 6:46 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: A funny thing happened with my scanner.... |
The 200xlt uses a capacitor as a power source to retain the memory when its turned off. Perhaps it needs a new capacitor if you think its worth the effort. |
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| Author: | the Outlaw [ Tue May 18, 2010 6:59 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: A funny thing happened with my scanner.... |
It was plugged/ on when it did this. it just 'zeroed' out. I punched in a known busy freq, then it zeroed again. Oh well... It served. |
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| Author: | Jim [ Tue May 18, 2010 7:13 pm ] | ||
| Post subject: | Re: A funny thing happened with my scanner.... | ||
the Outlaw wrote: It was plugged/ on when it did this. it just 'zeroed' out. I punched in a known busy freq, then it zeroed again. Oh well... It served. Dig a hole in the back yard and give it a nice funeral :(
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| Author: | Wilrobnson [ Tue May 18, 2010 7:55 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: A funny thing happened with my scanner.... |
Too bad I sold mine not that long ago. |
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| Author: | SpudGunMan [ Tue May 18, 2010 8:06 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: A funny thing happened with my scanner.... |
that stinks... what if you leave the batts off for a while and see if it resets .. as rich mentioned the old ratshacks had issues with capacitors sometimes I have one that still will bonk out and do that I leave it unpluged for a week and it will come back to life its my wsp radio .. pain to reprogram! then you can modify it and get CELLULAR FREQUENCY and hack the phones. |
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| Author: | the Outlaw [ Tue May 18, 2010 8:15 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: A funny thing happened with my scanner.... |
SpudGunMan wrote: then you can modify it and get CELLULAR FREQUENCY and hack the phones. I did this with a pro 2004 back in the late 80's. It was boring then. I had more fun with the 49mhz baby monitors. I think I'll bust it open and wiggle stuff around. |
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| Author: | Wilrobnson [ Tue May 18, 2010 8:17 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: A funny thing happened with my scanner.... |
the Outlaw wrote: I think I'll bust it open and wiggle stuff around. Trying the Mark approach then? 
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| Author: | Mark [ Wed May 19, 2010 6:54 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: A funny thing happened with my scanner.... |
It worked on my 396.... |
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