BC200XLT.6

ALL USERS OF THE BEARCAT 200-XLT HANDHELD SCANNER HAVE PROBABLY HAD
PROBLEMS CONCERNING SHORT BATTERY PACK LIFE.  BATTERY INDICATOR COMES
ON TOO SOON.  AFTER TINKERING AROUND WITH THE RIG, A SIMPLE SOLUTION 
HAS BEEN FOUND.  THIS MOD WILL VOID YOUR WARRANTY AND YOU DO THIS AT
YOUR OWN RISK.  [I HAD NO PROBLEMS WHATSOEVER.]

1.  SLIDE OFF BATTERY PACK.
2.  REMOVE TWO SCREWS ON BACK OF RIG.
3.  REMOVE TWO SCREWS ON BOTTOM OF RIG THAT HOLD CLIP IN PLACE.
4.  CAREFULLY REMOVE BACK OF SCANNER.
5.  REMOVE TWO SCREWS AT BOTTOM OF BOARD NEAR RED CONTACT WIRE. L+R
6.  SEPERATE THE TWO BOARDS VERY CAREFULLY.  CONNECTED BY 16 PIN DIP SOCKET.
7.  BOARD IS PH-069AA  OR PH-O69AC.  POSITION BOARD WITH DIP SOCKET AT LOWER
    RIGHT HAND SIDE.
8.  AT LOWER LEFT OF BOARD, NOTICE TWO ELECTROLYTIC CAPS.  C-214 C216.
9.  D-203 IS LOCATED JUST ABOVE THESE TWO CAPS.  IT IS A GLASS TYPE ZENER
    DIODE WITH COLORED BANDS FOR MARKINGS.
10. WITH A SMALL, FINE PIECE OF WIRE SOLDER ACROSS DIODE D-203.
11. THAT'S IT!!!!!!  NOW THE BATTERY INDICATOR WILL NOT COME ON AND YOU WILL
    NOT BE BOTHERED BY TURNING OFF AND ON THE RIG TO RESET THE TIMER.  [THUS
    ENABLING YOU TO USE THE NICAD PACK TO IT'S FULLEST EXTENT.]  DISPLAY
    BLANKS OUT AT ABOUT 4.5 VOLTS.
12. RE-ASSEMBLE RIG IN REVERSE ORDER AND YOUR IN BACK IN BUSINESS.

MARK MACHCINSKI
3357-14TH STREET
WYANDOTTE, MI  48192-6120

MARK N8JCF @ WA8OOH