Registered: Feb 2000
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Hullo all, as I was inspecting my VDx for signs of the cracks I've heard about on this board I noticed something on the inside of my battery cover. It seems someone used white-out to write the letters MT 3 on the removeable cover. This suggests to me that I have a reconditioned unit. I don't particularly enjoy this thought, so I was wondering if you all think I should return it? I've only had a few problems with syncing with it, but a soft reset fixed those. I really like the VDx, but I don't want a reconditioned unit at a new unit's price. Thanks for replying!

BlueAidan

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Registered: Oct 1999
Location: Mililani, HI, USA
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sorry--this post was a waste of bandwidth so I erased it.

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Registered: Nov 1999
Location: New York, New York
Posts: 560

BlueAidan,

That "white out" is in all the visors.

This has been brought up before.

Felipe

Registered: Nov 1999
Location: Kutztown, PA, USA
Posts: 106

mine says "FT5" right under the batteries. is this a newer version of yours, or do all of them say this? i got mine around the middle of Jan.

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Registered: Nov 1999
Location: Kennett Square, PA, USA
Posts: 26

Ummmm....mine doesnt have any "white-out" style letters ANYWHERE on the visor...what are you guys talkin about?

Registered: Jan 2000
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BlueAidan,
Don't you think you are a little bit picky here? You Visor works fine, as far as you can tell the unit is new , so sign of it being a used unit or a reconditioned one except for the white spot on the battery cover. If you are going to return a unit that works perfectly for another one because a white out on a battery cover, I think it's a big mistake. If you just want your money back because you don't want the Visor, that's another story.

Registered: Nov 1999
Location: New York, New York
Posts: 560

Jon,

Under the batteries. Take the batteries out (not for long) and you will/should see them.

Felipe

Registered: Dec 1999
Location: Connecticut USA
Posts: 2682

This has been brought up earlier... apparently, they are some sort of inspection stamps done in the manufacturing process. While cosmetically ugly, they really have no significance and certainly do not limit the Visor's functionality in any way.

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MarkEagle - Ice is nice!

Registered: Mar 2000
Location: Garland, TX, USA
Posts: 108

Not to worry about the "white out." I'm an engineer in the PCB electronics industry. I can tell you that our quality control and test departments use a similar ink stamp on our boards after inspection.

If you were to disassemble your Visor (NOT suggesting you do, as that would void your warranty), you'll notice similar stamps on the board. That's the biz.

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Rob Lund
The Rob Pages
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Registered: Feb 2000
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Thanks y'all. I didn't mean to sound picky, I just didn't want to run into trouble down the road because it was a reconditioned unit. :0 Thanks for all the replies.

BlueAidan