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KMG

Post subject: What does UEL mean?

Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2011 9:37 am

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Hi guys,

Just curious here - as expected, my battery now needs replacing on my Airwolf. The displays now flash and so my beloved 'Wolf will be away for a little while :cry:

. What I wanted to know is - the normally blank display now shows 'UEL' flashing, does anybody know what that stands for?

U? End of Life perhaps?
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Iantheklutz

Post subject: Re: What does UEL mean?

Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2011 10:07 am

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Upper Explosivity Limit

IT'S A BOMB!

I have no idea...

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sharkman

Post subject: Re: What does UEL mean?

Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2011 10:10 am

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Breitling had a programming error on some production runs of the movement - miscoding. It SHOULD say EOL. In short, it's a misprint. :oops:

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Post subject: Re: What does UEL mean?

Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2011 11:26 am

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You're kidding! That just seems bizarre! One letter correct out of three; I'm glad they weren't asking for an RSVP, imagine the stuff up with four letters to play with.

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Post subject: Re: What does UEL mean?

Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2011 11:36 am

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sharkman wrote:

Breitling had a programming error on some production runs of the movement - miscoding. It SHOULD say EOL. In short, it's a misprint. :oops:

Does this make it an Airwolf 'Special Edition'?

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Roffensian

Post subject: Re: What does UEL mean?

Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2011 12:30 pm

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Novacastrian wrote:

You're kidding! That just seems bizarre! One letter correct out of three; I'm glad they weren't asking for an RSVP, imagine the stuff up with four letters to play with.

It's perfectly true.

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KMG

Post subject: Re: What does UEL mean?

Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2011 12:39 pm

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Well, well, well,

Thanks very much for your input guys - to be honest Roff, I am speechless (unusual for me

). So theer we haave ti thne - a mispeeeeling on a Swoss Witch

.

Can and do they correct this on servicing does anybody know?

Thanks again.
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Roffensian

Post subject: Re: What does UEL mean?

Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2011 12:42 pm

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KMG wrote:

Can and do they correct this on servicing does anybody know?

It's hard coded in the digital code in the movement, not 'fixable'.

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KMG

Post subject: Re: What does UEL mean?

Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2011 12:45 pm

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Roffensian wrote:

It's hard coded in the digital code in the movement, not 'fixable'.

Thanks Roff, thought I would ask. I'm still speechless though

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sharkman

Post subject: Re: What does UEL mean?

Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2011 7:29 pm

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KMG wrote:

Roffensian wrote:

It's hard coded in the digital code in the movement, not 'fixable'.

Thanks Roff, thought I would ask. I'm still speechless though

At least it gives us something to talk about.

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nr123

Post subject: Re: What does UEL mean?

Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2011 8:27 pm

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Roffensian wrote:

KMG wrote:

Can and do they correct this on servicing does anybody know?

It's hard coded in the digital code in the movement, not 'fixable'.

Ummm...........

They don't test this before producing?

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sharkman

Post subject: Re: What does UEL mean?

Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2011 8:46 pm

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nr123 wrote:

Roffensian wrote:

KMG wrote:

Can and do they correct this on servicing does anybody know?

It's hard coded in the digital code in the movement, not 'fixable'.

Ummm...........

They don't test this before producing?

I quess Breitling's (or ETA's??) thought was the same as mine - what difference does it make?

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Post subject: Re: What does UEL mean?

Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2011 11:58 pm

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shark man wrote:

I quess Breitling's (or ETA's??) thought was the same as mine - what difference does it make?

It's not hugely reassuring of quality control. anyone who splel correctly really can't be tursted

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sharkman

Post subject: Re: What does UEL mean?

Posted: Sat Dec 31, 2011 12:17 am

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Novacastrian wrote:

shark man wrote:

I quess Breitling's (or ETA's??) thought was the same as mine - what difference does it make?

It's not hugely reassuring of quality control. anyone who splel correctly really can't be tursted

good one.

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lland

Post subject: Re: What does UEL mean?

Posted: Sat Dec 31, 2011 5:13 am

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sharkman wrote:

Breitling had a programming error on some production runs of the movement - miscoding. It SHOULD say EOL. In short, it's a misprint. :oops:

It's a collectors item like misprinted currency. The value just doubled.

LL

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