Re: Fluke 8088 pod and a moron...

The good news is the 9010 is ok - at least it passed self test on start
and also is able to pass a pod test on the Z80 pod.... guess I got lucky.

Greg

Rodger Boots wrote:

> The good news is you might not have killed the pod.
> The bad news is you may have toasted the 9010.
>
> Have you tried running selftest with another pod?
>
>
>
> Greg Baumgratz wrote:
>
>> Do you know if they are the some from pod to pod so that I can at
>> least verify my pod still works? I have a couple Z80 and an 8086 pod
>> that I can pull from to verify but I haven't had a chance to pin out
>> the cables yet. Still not talking to myself over the reversed
>> connector issue...
>>
>> Greg
>>
>>
>>
>> John Robertson wrote:
>>
>>> Oh...that might not be so good for the pod.
>>>
>>> I do have used, untested, pod-base connector cables for sale. Say, I
>>> dunno, $20US plus shipping seem fair? TTL members only pricing...
>>>
>>> John :-#)#
>>>
>>> At 1:21 PM -0500 12/10/05, Greg Baumgratz wrote:
>>>
>>>> Thanks for the reply - actually, it's the cable that goes from the
>>>> 9010 base to the pod that I reversed inside the pod and is also the
>>>> one that wiggling seemed to allow the self test to pass. Are those
>>>> available anywhere or should I recrimp pins into the connector? I
>>>> am assuming they are different from pod to pod - is this a correct
>>>> assumption as well? As for rummaging through your extensive pile
>>>> of spare parts, when can I show up?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Greg
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> John Robertson wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Unlikely that reversing the cable would damage the pod. The inputs
>>>>> are ALL protected up to 15VDC as I recall. Rather it is far more
>>>>> likely that you simply have a bad cable. You can order one from
>>>>> Digi-Key - Single-Ended - Style 2 (or 4 depending on where you
>>>>> want pin 1) from CW Industries - the Canadian part number (hey I'm
>>>>> in Canada) is C2PXT-4018M-ND for an 18 inch one that you can then
>>>>> simply crimp on the 40 pin socket #CSR40T-ND (with strain relief).
>>>>>
>>>>> At least that's what I would do (after rummaging through my pile
>>>>> of pod spare parts (extensive)).
>>>>>
>>>>> John :-#)#
>>>>>
>>>>> At 6:23 AM -0700 12/9/05, voyager@galaxian.com wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> I received a Fluke 8088 pod yesterday and plugged it in to do a
>>>>>> self test to see if my 'untested' pod worked or not. Well the
>>>>>> test failed, but if I wiggled the cable at the pod side it seemed
>>>>>> to pass - so I pulled the case apart to look for loose
>>>>>> connections or wires. I looked at the cable connection that was a
>>>>>> little lose, disconnected it, plugged it back in and ran the test
>>>>>> again to produce nothing at all. Next, I realized the connector
>>>>>> was on backwards - nice. Of course, reversing it producing
>>>>>> nothing but a failure worse than before and wiggling the cable
>>>>>> does nothing. Anyone done this yet that has some info on how much
>>>>>> damage it did to the pod? I could troubleshoot it with another
>>>>>> 8088 pod, but I do not have another...
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Greg
>>>>>
>>>>>
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