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by KH6JJN
Mon Feb 28, 2011 4:39 pm
Forum: EF Johnson (now part of JVCKenwood)
Topic: 53SL ES Radios: Lockups, resets, other bad stuff.
Replies: 2
Views: 4803

Re: 53SL ES Radios: Lockups, resets, other bad stuff.

Okay, we just got word last week about the recessed option plug pins in that stupid high-density plug that they use. It's pretty apparent that cables with certain date codes don't have enough 'reach'. But that's the least of my problems now. I got radios locking up and I'll be damned if I can figure...
by KH6JJN
Thu Feb 10, 2011 2:14 pm
Forum: EF Johnson (now part of JVCKenwood)
Topic: 53SL ES Radios: Lockups, resets, other bad stuff.
Replies: 2
Views: 4803

53SL ES Radios: Lockups, resets, other bad stuff.

Has any one here had experience with the 53SL ES locking up during transmit? We've got some radios here that will totally freeze up in transmit, locking up the TG. We're running these on 800MHz, Motorola Type IIi trunking. It seems to vary by individual; there is at least one car in the fleet that w...
by KH6JJN
Thu Feb 10, 2011 1:49 pm
Forum: EF Johnson (now part of JVCKenwood)
Topic: 53SL ES Ext Speaker not working
Replies: 3
Views: 5896

Re: 53SL ES Ext Speaker not working

We had the same problem installing an ES in an armored vehicle. Turns out, some siren units have a low input impedance that causes the EFJ's audio PA to shut down. I inserted a 1500ohm resistor in each lead going to the siren unit, and that fixed the problem.