[volt-nuts] Solartron 7071 beeping about twice a second

[J. L. Trantham]

Dave,

My knowledge of 'FOD' comes from the Navy, in particular, aircraft carriers.
It is an acronym standing for 'Foreign Object Damage' or 'Foreign Object
Debris'.

On an aircraft carrier, there are periodic 'FOD patrols' whereby the crew
walk the flight deck, shoulder to shoulder, stern to bow and bow to stern,
to identify and remove any object that might get 'sucked up' into the intake
of a jet engine as aircraft are being launched.  A particularly bad time for
an engine failure and usually costs an aircraft and not uncommonly a crew.

Joe

-----Original Message-----
From: volt-nuts-bounces at febo.com [mailto:volt-nuts-bounces at febo.com] On
Behalf Of David C. Partridge
Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2013 3:24 AM
To: 'Discussion of precise voltage measurement'
Subject: Re: [volt-nuts] Solartron 7071 beeping about twice a second

> I presume that when you push the 'DIG-FILT' key, pin 5 and 6 are 'shorted'
> when measured on the key board connector.

Correct. 

> 'FOD'

OK, I'll bite, what does that one mean?

> try to open the keyboard

I'm pretty sure the keyboard isn't amenable to being opened without
permanent damage.

Dave

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