[time-nuts] FE-5680A arrived

[Peter Gottlieb]

Got another one today, date code 0435.


On 1/10/2012 10:48 PM, Peter Bell wrote:
> Hi, Joseph
>
> The unit number just seems to be a mechanical serial number - all you
> can really say about it is that higher numbers are newer.  The most
> useful number is the 4 digit prefix on the serial number - this is an
> EIA format date code (two digits of year, two digits of week)  - all
> the units I've seen have been from '03 or '04 - the newest one I have
> is 0420 - so dating from early June 2004.  There is also another date
> / revision label on the main PCB (visible by removing the bottom
> cover) - this seems to be the PCBA build date.
>
> Regards,
>
> Pete
>
> On Wed, Jan 11, 2012 at 9:03 AM, Joseph Gray<jgray at zianet.com>  wrote:
>> With all the talk on the list about these things, and considering the
>> price, I could no longer resist temptation and ordered two from
>> nichegeek.
>>
>> First, I was amazed at the speed at which I received these units. The
>> order was placed last Friday, the shipment went out late Saturday and
>> I received them today (Tuesday). In my experience, it has always taken
>> two weeks or more to receive anything from China. I couldn't believe I
>> got these in just three days.
>>
>> BTW, I paid $38 each with the free shipping. An outstanding deal IMO.
>> I also received the semi-useless freebies.
>>
>> My only quibble so far is that both units were packed in nothing more
>> than a large envelope, with a thin layer of bubble wrap added. Nothing
>> is dented or rattling around, so hopefully they are OK. I'm just about
>> to wire up a cable and power them on, so I'll know soon.
>>
>> The units I got have numbers of UN 71xxx and UN 78xxx. I don't know
>> exactly what this means, but according to the ebay sellers, they are
>> claiming that 6xxxx and 7xxxx numbers indicate newer units. Can anyone
>> decipher this number sequence?
>>
>> Joe Gray
>> W5JG
>>
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