[1000mp] Production Date of Mark-V?

[Rob Atkinson]

Hello Uwe and welcome!

I am sorry to hear of your Mark-V problems but I hope you can solve 
them and enjoy the Mk-V.
I can only say that with regard to the fan, sometimes the speaker wires 
(the speaker is mounted just above the fan) come into contact with the 
rotating fan blades and make noise, or even prevent the fan from 
turning.  In mine, they are only taped up to the top cover with a small 
piece of masking tape.  Maybe in yours it has come loose?  I hope 
others can answer your questions.

73

rob / k5uj


On Thursday, August 31, 2006, at 07:33 AM, Uwe Fleischer wrote:

> Hello,
>
> first of all, I'd like to introduce myself, because I'm new to this 
> list. My
> name is Uwe, call DL8UF (formerly DL8SAI, DG3SV), licensed since 1979 
> with a
> long break, but reactivated in 2002. I like soldering (G-QRP, 
> DL-QRP-AG ;-)
> but also serious DXing, 100% in CW.
>
> Last week, I got a FT-1000MP Mark-V, which I bought on ebay. It was 
> promised
> to be NEW (half year old, but never used). Well, it looks good, but 
> there is
> dust in the small gaps and slots, it doesn't smell like new electronic 
> rig
> does and the fan is grumbling a little bit, when it is on.
>
> I'm sure, this rig is between 2 and 3 years old.
> The serial number is: 2E030063 and the manufacturing date in the 
> hidden menu
> says: 022040503. I don't know how to interpret this date, this could be
> 04/05/03 but also 22/04/05. Can anybody help?
>
> Furthermore I'd like to know, whether the grumbling (deep humming, 
> like a
> bumble bee) of the fan is normal, or if this might be signal, that the 
> fan
> was already running for a long time and the bearings of the fan are 
> already
> "worn out"?
>
> 73 de Uwe, DL8UF
>
>
>
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