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- BC200XLT.6
-
- ALL USERS OF THE BEARCAT 200-XLT HANDHELD SCANNER HAVE PROBABLY HAD
- PROBLEMS CONCERNING SHORT BATTERY PACK LIFE. BATTERY INDICATOR COMES
- ON TOO SOON. AFTER TINKERING AROUND WITH THE RIG, A SIMPLE SOLUTION
- HAS BEEN FOUND. THIS MOD WILL VOID YOUR WARRANTY AND YOU DO THIS AT
- YOUR OWN RISK. [I HAD NO PROBLEMS WHATSOEVER.]
-
- 1. SLIDE OFF BATTERY PACK.
- 2. REMOVE TWO SCREWS ON BACK OF RIG.
- 3. REMOVE TWO SCREWS ON BOTTOM OF RIG THAT HOLD CLIP IN PLACE.
- 4. CAREFULLY REMOVE BACK OF SCANNER.
- 5. REMOVE TWO SCREWS AT BOTTOM OF BOARD NEAR RED CONTACT WIRE. L+R
- 6. SEPERATE THE TWO BOARDS VERY CAREFULLY. CONNECTED BY 16 PIN DIP SOCKET.
- 7. BOARD IS PH-069AA OR PH-O69AC. POSITION BOARD WITH DIP SOCKET AT LOWER
- RIGHT HAND SIDE.
- 8. AT LOWER LEFT OF BOARD, NOTICE TWO ELECTROLYTIC CAPS. C-214 C216.
- 9. D-203 IS LOCATED JUST ABOVE THESE TWO CAPS. IT IS A GLASS TYPE ZENER
- DIODE WITH COLORED BANDS FOR MARKINGS.
- 10. WITH A SMALL, FINE PIECE OF WIRE SOLDER ACROSS DIODE D-203.
- 11. THAT'S IT!!!!!! NOW THE BATTERY INDICATOR WILL NOT COME ON AND YOU WILL
- NOT BE BOTHERED BY TURNING OFF AND ON THE RIG TO RESET THE TIMER. [THUS
- ENABLING YOU TO USE THE NICAD PACK TO IT'S FULLEST EXTENT.] DISPLAY
- BLANKS OUT AT ABOUT 4.5 VOLTS.
- 12. RE-ASSEMBLE RIG IN REVERSE ORDER AND YOUR IN BACK IN BUSINESS.
-
- MARK MACHCINSKI
- 3357-14TH STREET
- WYANDOTTE, MI 48192-6120
-
- MARK N8JCF @ WA8OOH