Got a Cobra 2000 GTL on the desk today. I was told by the owner that I had recently gone through it for him but he was having an issue with the low band frequencies.
Upon turning the radio on, I immediately noticed the meter lights were green. I never use colored lights in 2000's, I always use bright white LED's. But, I figured they must have changed them to green, no big issue.
I then removed the wood grain cover and the RF shield plate (metal plate covering main board). I immediately looked in a specific spots for 2 caps that I always replace in 2000's, C95 which I always replace, 10v blues caps I always replace, the AMC cap and larger cap beside it that I always replace, 2 resistors in mic circuit I always replace and the clarifier mod to make sure it was done completely.
All the caps above was never changed. The 2 resistors I normally change to 5.1k ohm each were 2.2k ohm instead (factory comes as 10k ohm). I never go lower than 5.1k ohm on those 2 resistors. The clarifier mod was not complete, they left R174 intact without a jumper. Plus the variable key is not my way of doing a variable key on a 2000.
Long story short, this is not a radio I've recently gone through or ever gone through. I feel he's trying to get free work on a friend's 2000 by claiming it's one I did for him. It's as though I'm not cheap enough on my prices. Hell, my prices are only for parts, gas and enough for cigs, that's it, but people want it cheaper by trying to fool me, as though I'm stupid. I know my work, I have my own trademarks to let me know if it's my work.
Dishonest buns...
Upon turning the radio on, I immediately noticed the meter lights were green. I never use colored lights in 2000's, I always use bright white LED's. But, I figured they must have changed them to green, no big issue.
I then removed the wood grain cover and the RF shield plate (metal plate covering main board). I immediately looked in a specific spots for 2 caps that I always replace in 2000's, C95 which I always replace, 10v blues caps I always replace, the AMC cap and larger cap beside it that I always replace, 2 resistors in mic circuit I always replace and the clarifier mod to make sure it was done completely.
All the caps above was never changed. The 2 resistors I normally change to 5.1k ohm each were 2.2k ohm instead (factory comes as 10k ohm). I never go lower than 5.1k ohm on those 2 resistors. The clarifier mod was not complete, they left R174 intact without a jumper. Plus the variable key is not my way of doing a variable key on a 2000.
Long story short, this is not a radio I've recently gone through or ever gone through. I feel he's trying to get free work on a friend's 2000 by claiming it's one I did for him. It's as though I'm not cheap enough on my prices. Hell, my prices are only for parts, gas and enough for cigs, that's it, but people want it cheaper by trying to fool me, as though I'm stupid. I know my work, I have my own trademarks to let me know if it's my work.
Dishonest buns...