Took a punt on an "un-tested" Fidelity CB 1000 from ebay the other week. When it arrived quickly found out that it's in a bad way!
The digital display has a line missing (the photo had been carefully taken on CH32 so as to look like it was working )
Most of all though it just doesnt rx or tx! I can only hear a very faint hiss when the volume is at 100% and when I key the mic I just get a crackling noise from the mic itself and the speaker in the CB.
Opened it up to have a look and see if it was anything really obvious and found it's been quite substantially modified. It's had a couple of plates of some kind soldered on, all sorts of resistors solderd all over the place, including quite a few to the casing. The Mic input pins have also been modded and soldered to the case.
Was just wondering if anyone can shed some light on what might have been the purpose of some of these mods? I'm not worried about the £8 I parted with - just interested what all these things may have once acheived.
Photos aren't great quality I know - but does anything stand out to anyone on here?
What's been done to this CB? (Photos attached)
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Re: What's been done to this CB? (Photos attached)
That's all stock from the factory
taken from a scrapper
taken from a scrapper
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Re: What's been done to this CB? (Photos attached)
I would beMarkw1684 wrote:Took a punt on an "un-tested" Fidelity CB 1000 I'm not worried about the £8 I parted with
As already mentioned though everything you have pointed out is from factory.
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Re: What's been done to this CB? (Photos attached)
yup looks like nothing..
they really are built that bad..!!
the bits of tape may be a new bulb....god someone actually paid to put a new bulb in there..!!
they really are built that bad..!!
the bits of tape may be a new bulb....god someone actually paid to put a new bulb in there..!!
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Unlike his Passengers, Screaming and Shouting.!
Unlike his Passengers, Screaming and Shouting.!
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Re: What's been done to this CB? (Photos attached)
Wow, thanks for clearing that up. Shows how much I know about old electronics! I'm a computer engineer and radios are still new to me....I'm sure they don't make em like that anymore though!
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Re: What's been done to this CB? (Photos attached)
Thank goodnessMarkw1684 wrote:I'm sure they don't make em like that anymore though!
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Re: What's been done to this CB? (Photos attached)
Black Spirit wrote:Thank goodnessMarkw1684 wrote:I'm sure they don't make em like that anymore though!
biggest pile of sh1ts ever made..
manufactured by 'great' the only great was the name.!!
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Re: What's been done to this CB? (Photos attached)
Its one thing owning the best radios in the world but no collection is complete without owning the worst . Receive on these will be a lottery with Olga coming in daily now .
http://www.cbtricks.com/radios/fidelity ... 00_sch.pdf
Here is the common faults and fixes http://www.m0ysu.com/general.html
http://www.cbtricks.com/radios/fidelity ... 00_sch.pdf
Here is the common faults and fixes http://www.m0ysu.com/general.html