[time-nuts] Tbolt not talking

[bjones0 at mindspring.com]

I had a similar problem with mine (from the "TAPR Group Buy").. it would appear to power up & show a (almost) 10Mhz output, but the serial port was dead..  After much testing it ended up the power supply had gone bad...I was getting the correct voltage difference between the 12v legs but each leg (+/- 12v's & 5v) were off.  Once I hooked up a new supply (built from a computer power supply) it works like a champ.

-Hrian

-----Original Message-----
>From: John Green <wpxs472 at gmail.com>
>Sent: Jul 22, 2009 11:02 AM
>To: time-nuts at febo.com
>Subject: [time-nuts] Tbolt not talking
>
>I got one of the Chinese Tbolts off eBay and when I powered it up and ran
>Tboltmon, I got nothing. I checked the com port and it is correct. I am
>using a USB to serial converter but I don't believe that is what the problem
>is since I have used it to program some Motorola radios that have a
>reputation for being picky about their serial connections. I will try a
>standard serial port but are there other things I should look at? I did look
>at the manual but didn't see anything that might help. This is my first
>experience with Tbolts. I already have a Z3801 and recall having some
>problems getting it to talk. Any help appreciated.
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