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I have received confirmation from the manufacturer that I will be able to obtain another production run. Since they are being sourced from the factory in China, they are estimating a 10-12 week lead time. Once again, the fans will include the same oem connector preinstalled, and will be plug and play. Or should I say, **** and plug and play, if you do not wish to disturb the heatsink on the chips themselves.
Since I am doing this as a favor to the community, I am asking that everyone pre-pay at this time. I need to prepay when I place the order, as it is a special production run and non-returnable. I don't want to bankroll a few thousand dollars worth of fans, only to sit on them! I'm sure you can understand!
The process is simple -
I will accept prepaid orders up until 12/3/18. I will then place the order based on this quantity, rounded to the nearest lot size, as dictated by the manufacturer. The remaining units will be available afterwards on a first-come first-served basis, similar to the last time around. Based on the estimated demand, I expect to have fewer than 20 fans left over.
The manufacturer has raised the price 10% from last year due to the new tariffs imposed on Chinese importations. However, due to the volume of interest, and the amount I will be purchasing this time around, I was able to negotiate with the manufacturer and lower the net increase to 5%. Therefore, the pricing is $21 per fan. US shipping will be a flat rate of $10 per shipment, up to 8 fans. Over 8 fans, shipping will be quoted as necessary. For orders outside the US, please send me your exact shipping address, and I will provide you with an exact shipping cost, for both standard and priority delivery.
Please send your PayPal pre-payment to [email protected] . I will confirm receipt within 24 hours, usually faster, depending on the time of day you send payment. I do work, so please keep that fact in mind.
I will keep everyone updated as to the progress, but please be patient. 10-12 weeks means we will not see the fans until at least the first week of February. Upon arrival from the manufacturer, I will get them out within a day or two.
If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to contact me directly at [email protected] .
Thank you for your participation.
Eric
K2CB
Thanks for all of your legwork on this.
Lee, N2LC
You have now earned the title of "official Flex Fan-boy!"
My fans on the 6500 are still running quietly and efficiently for over five years. I hope it remains that way!
Ken - NM9P
I'm still on my original fans ( 6700 and 5+ years ) but got 2 of them when you offered than initially. Thanks again for providing them! I've been lucky so far but glad to have them if/when they are needed.
You are definitely providing a valuable service to those of us with the original 6300, 6500 and 6700 radios. I'm sure it is a lot more effort than it seems and we really appreciate it.
Here are my notes on your fans with pictures, video, error codes and information on the case fans as well. I hope they help answer some questions for others not as familiar with the fan replacement.
http://www.nn4zz.com/FLEX6700.htm#FANs_
Al / NN4ZZ
al (at) nn4zz (dot) com
6700 & SSDR-W V 2.4.9
Win10
Thank you for maintaining the page and posting the link. It is a great resource.
Eric
K2CB
A quick and friendly reminder for those who have expressed interest but not yet acted -
I will be finalizing the factory order on Monday 12/3/18, so if you are still interested, please be sure to respond by Monday morning.
To all those that have already responded, thank you for helping to make this group purchase possible! The response so far has been great!
Eric
K2CB
Good Evening, everyone.
The factory order has been finalized, paid for, and scheduled for production as of this evening.
I expect to have approximately 20 additional fans available on a first come first served basis. If you expressed an interest earlier, and still desire to purchase fans, be sure to act soon, so as to not miss out this time around.
As stated earlier, the lead time is estimated to be 10-12 weeks, so the fans are not due in until early February. I will keep everyone updated as to the progress. Upon receipt from the manufacturer, I will get them turned around and out to everyone within a day or two, work schedule permitting.
Once again, thank you to everyone who participated to make this group buy possible.
Eric
K2CB
If FRS has replaced your fans in the past 12 months or less, open the radio and post a picture of this supposed “new” assembly. A picture is worth a thousand words. I have yet to see this “new” fan/heat sink combo. FRS refused to comment when asked about the specifics of this “new” part.
I appreciate, however, that Eric is putting his money up for any that are not pre-ordered. If that turns into an issue, I am quite willing to stump up some cash to nominally "own" a couple more until someone comes along and needs them. I feel that we all owe Eric a debt of gratitude and I would like to think that we could all pull together to ensure that he isn't disadvantaged by his generosity.
That would be great. No rush.
Thanks!
We still don’t know yet the actual manufacturer and part number of this supposed “new replacement fan assembly” FRS is utilizing. I’ve asked directly, but they refuse to answer. Thus my earlier request, for someone who has had this done, to please post a photo of the new part.
If your radio has not been back to Flex to have the fans changed, you can rest assured these fans are an exact match and fit. Right down to the heat sink and wiring harness. And if they did change your fans, who knows what you actually received. Some have reported receiving their radio back with the same style fan.
The fact is, the original fan was discontinued, but an exact replacement, from the same OEM, with slightly improved bearing technology, is what I have been providing. Thus the reason you can simply change the fan itself without disturbing the heatsink-to-chip bond. If you look at the original thread from last year, there is a post showing pictures of both the “old (original)” and “new (group purchase)” fan assemblies. Other than the color of the part number label, they look identical.
For the record, the last time around, FRS had Tim contact me to ask where I was getting the fans from. I wouldn’t be surprised if their “new” part is the same as my “replacement” part.......
Eric
K2CB