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Shimano I-DC5 Unit

Post by jrk » Sat Jul 04, 2020 7:08 am

I've got a few of the new 2020 Calcutta Conquest 100 DC's that were purchased from Japan. Love the reels. I'm posting as I'm curious if anyone knows what the little white dot of paint located at the top of the i-dc5 unit might be? This looks to be on most of the different DC reels I've seen.

I've attached a pic in hopes of clarification. I can't imagine this being instrumental to the workings of the reel/unit, but you never know.
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Re: Shimano I-DC5 Unit

Post by Bantam1 » Thu Jul 09, 2020 5:03 am

More than likely it is a proof stamp for lack of a better term. Inspection and pass type thing for function testing.
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Re: Shimano I-DC5 Unit

Post by jrk » Sun Jul 12, 2020 7:35 am

Appreciate the response.
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Re: Shimano I-DC5 Unit

Post by Cal » Sun Jul 12, 2020 10:30 am

jrk wrote: ↑
Sun Jul 12, 2020 7:35 am
 Appreciate the response.
But wasn't the mystery better? :lol:
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Re: Shimano I-DC5 Unit

Post by jrk » Sun Jul 12, 2020 1:09 pm

Absolutely not! :shock: My OCD when cleaning was to much to take...afraid I might wipe that dot off!
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Re: Shimano I-DC5 Unit

Post by Bantam1 » Mon Jul 13, 2020 5:27 am

The dot coming off will not affect the performance of your reel 8-)
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Re: Shimano I-DC5 Unit

Post by Slazmo » Mon Jul 13, 2020 5:43 am

Tamper stamp?

You find them in certain places - manufacturers use them very well to deny warranty etc...
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Re: Shimano I-DC5 Unit

Post by Bantam1 » Mon Jul 13, 2020 7:42 am

No it's something they use when the DC unit has been tested at the factory.
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Re: Shimano I-DC5 Unit

Post by Slazmo » Mon Jul 13, 2020 8:05 am

Ahh because there is a blue stamp inside my SLX XT too - it just washed off as I did the pre-service.
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Re: Shimano I-DC5 Unit

Post by jrk » Mon Jul 13, 2020 3:12 pm

Thanks guys! Just being careful.
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Re: Shimano I-DC5 Unit

Post by Bantam1 » Tue Jul 14, 2020 5:10 am

Typically I see white or blue on all of the DC units from testing. Even the older DC stuff from 2005.
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