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Wildrat
Advanced Member
Username: Wildrat
Post Number: 698
Registered: 12-2003
| | Posted on Sunday, January 22, 2006 - 11:33 pm: | 
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Is it true that the transistors used for the finals in this radio are not being produced anymore?
Mark |
Tech808
Moderator
Username: Tech808
Post Number: 9057
Registered: 8-2002
| | Posted on Sunday, January 22, 2006 - 11:56 pm: |
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Wildrat,
Yes the Motorola 1969 Finals have been discontinued for some time now.
The Motorola 1969 Finals have been discontinued and are being replaced with the  HIGH POWER ERF-2030 MOSFET finals.
A great example of this is the MINI MAG 30 WATT Model that has a single ERF-2030 final.
ALL of the Magnum Radios are MOSFET powered with the HIGH POWER ERF-2030 Finals.
GO to the SEARCH Box located to the left of the Forum here and type in ERF-2030 and strat reading as there is a LOT of information and posts on them here in the Copper Forum. 
Hope this helps,
Lon
Tech808
CEF808
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Wildrat
Advanced Member
Username: Wildrat
Post Number: 701
Registered: 12-2003
| | Posted on Monday, January 23, 2006 - 8:11 am: |
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Does my S9 I got from Copper in October 2005 have the new mosfet's?
Mark |
Tech808
Moderator
Username: Tech808
Post Number: 9059
Registered: 8-2002
| | Posted on Monday, January 23, 2006 - 12:34 pm: |
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Wildrat,
Sorry but no your S-9 that you have does not have the ERF-2030 MOSFET Finals in it.
As I have posted before the MOSFET powered 80 WATT S-6-80 and S-9-80 radios will not arrive until February.
Hope this helps,
Lon
TEch808
CEF808
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Airplane1
Advanced Member
Username: Airplane1
Post Number: 673
Registered: 5-2004
| | Posted on Monday, January 23, 2006 - 2:18 pm: |
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any idea when is the 150 watt S9 comming out?
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Tech808
Moderator
Username: Tech808
Post Number: 9062
Registered: 8-2002
| | Posted on Monday, January 23, 2006 - 2:42 pm: |
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Airplane1,
The
 MAGNUM
S-9-175 & S-6-175
Radios are expected to arrive sometime in APRIL. 
Lon
Tech808
CEF808
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Sinker
Intermediate Member
Username: Sinker
Post Number: 380
Registered: 8-2005
| | Posted on Monday, January 23, 2006 - 7:07 pm: |
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For some reason I thought they were going to be 175 - maybe wishful thinking.
I better start saving my change for when they come out as my mobile is lacking BIG TIME. |
Tech808
Moderator
Username: Tech808
Post Number: 9063
Registered: 8-2002
| | Posted on Monday, January 23, 2006 - 7:14 pm: |
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OOPS My mistake the above has been corrected. 
Lon
Tech808
CEF808
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Wildrat
Advanced Member
Username: Wildrat
Post Number: 705
Registered: 12-2003
| | Posted on Monday, January 23, 2006 - 7:29 pm: |
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I guess that little tid-bit of information would have been nice to know before spending 350 bucks on a radio.
Mark |
Sinker
Intermediate Member
Username: Sinker
Post Number: 381
Registered: 8-2005
| | Posted on Monday, January 23, 2006 - 7:31 pm: |
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You mean WISHFUL THINKING can actually work, boy I got a lot to do then.
Yeah, very glad to hear it is indeed 175.
Only have a few dollars saved up but working on it, gotta keep the kids out of it heheehe. |
Tech808
Moderator
Username: Tech808
Post Number: 9064
Registered: 8-2002
| | Posted on Monday, January 23, 2006 - 8:05 pm: |
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Wildrat,
I posted the information below on the 175 watt models back on:
Posted on Thursday, December 22, 2005 - 10:44 am:
YES, it is for REAL and the S-6 and S-9 will both be manufactured in the HIGH POWER models.
As I posted before direct from Sam Lewis they will be out the 1st part of 2006.
They will be the same exact same face plate design but with a larger heat sink.
Sorry if you ordered your S-9 before that time as I did not have any 100% correct information to post from Sam on the Models until then.
Hope this helps,
Lon
Tech808
CEF808
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Sinker
Intermediate Member
Username: Sinker
Post Number: 383
Registered: 8-2005
| | Posted on Monday, January 23, 2006 - 9:19 pm: |
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Tech808 sounds as though you get to talk to Sam Lewis on occasion. Can you humbly suggest either an installed fan or plug in fan kit for the 175 watt model?
Know I would appreciate it.
P.S. Just put the laundry from the washer into the dryer and put 5 more bucks into the S-9 175 watt fund - YEAH...... |
Patzerozero
Senior Member
Username: Patzerozero
Post Number: 2306
Registered: 7-2004
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 24, 2006 - 4:37 pm: |
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you can call or email sam, too, tim! he WILL talk to his customers, personally! |
Sinker
Intermediate Member
Username: Sinker
Post Number: 385
Registered: 8-2005
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 24, 2006 - 6:21 pm: |
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I don't know him, his email or phone number.
Hopefully he will see this post or someone will bring it to his attention. |
Tech808
Moderator
Username: Tech808
Post Number: 9070
Registered: 8-2002
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 24, 2006 - 7:18 pm: |
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Sinker,
I just called Sam Lewis and he said Yes they have thought about it already.
Since the first Pre-Production models have not yet arrived when they do arrive they will be tested to determine if Fans are needed.
If they are Needed they will be added but then it brings up another problem as any fan / fan kit will attract dirt and smoke buildup.
Then this creates the problem of keeping the fans Clean in mobile use.
And then another problem could arise as if the fans get clogged / dirty and cannot keep a good clean air flow that can also cause overheating problems.
Hope this helps,
Lon
Tech808
CEF808
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Wildrat
Advanced Member
Username: Wildrat
Post Number: 708
Registered: 12-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 24, 2006 - 7:25 pm: |
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I sure wish I knew I was buying a radio with obsolete transistors in it in October, especially since they have been discontinued for sometime now. You would think that a note would have been put in the description telling the potential customer that is not a radio technician that the radio has finals that are not made anymore but there will be a kit available to upgrade the radio should the finals go bad.
Mark |
Tech808
Moderator
Username: Tech808
Post Number: 9071
Registered: 8-2002
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 24, 2006 - 7:41 pm: |
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Wildrat,
You have NOTHING to ever worry about.
Magnum has Plenty of the Original 1969's should you ever have any problems.
And if you Sent your Factory Warranty card in when you received your radio should your radio ever have problems or Magnum would run out of the 1969 finals it would be UPGRADED at NO CHARGE to you with the ER-2030 finals if your radio was still under warranty.
This is not NEW news in the radio world and this information has NOT been kept a secret as it has been posted and discussed on a regular basis here in the copper forum for almost 2 years now.
That is WHY the EKL-2030 Mosfet Finals were designed, created and Manufactured by EKL which is owned by Eric (Sams Son).
And this is also why the MAGNUM Radios are the ONLY Radios being Manufactured with the High Power ERF-2030 finals in them. 
Hope this helps,
Lon
TEch808
CEF808
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Wildrat
Advanced Member
Username: Wildrat
Post Number: 712
Registered: 12-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, January 25, 2006 - 3:06 pm: |
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I feel better now, I did not know about the 1969's not being made anymore. I knew about the 455's so I guess Probably in my mind the 69's were the replacement for 455's. That is good. I also know that the radio will keep on working for years with know problem like my other radio's and boxes. I do not abuse my stuff knowingly IE. overdriving the transistors. My only worry was that I know stuff can go bad for no apparent reason. I also know that if my radio or boxes fail it will be well out of the warranty period. Yesterday I did make an order for a few matched pair and matched quad transistor's for various pieces of equipment around here in case of an emergency. I will have them on hand and ready to go so I am not down long.
Thank You for the info and thank Sam also for the info.
Mark
P.S. Sorry to be a pain, but I just like to know. |
Dale
Intermediate Member
Username: Dale
Post Number: 280
Registered: 12-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, January 25, 2006 - 5:53 pm: |
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hey lon does that mean all 1969finals like in the galaxys and older rci
dale/cef426 |
Bc910
Advanced Member
Username: Bc910
Post Number: 678
Registered: 7-2004
| | Posted on Wednesday, January 25, 2006 - 7:09 pm: |
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I'm not Lon, but I'll answer
YEP!
BC |
Tech808
Moderator
Username: Tech808
Post Number: 9083
Registered: 8-2002
| | Posted on Thursday, January 26, 2006 - 5:41 pm: |
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Dale,
Bc910 is correct.
And if you want to add some OOMPHHHHHHH / More Power to the Older and Newer Cobra / Uniden / Galaxy / Rci and other radios by doing the ERF-2030 Modification check out the Area titled:
Subscriber (Preview)
» Manuals and Service Documents
Hope this helps,
Lon
Tech808
CEF808
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Wankle
New member
Username: Wankle
Post Number: 9
Registered: 5-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, January 26, 2006 - 8:39 pm: |
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Magnum S9 is a very loud radio. People I talk to say its the loudest they Heard.
It ROCKS |
