[time-nuts] KS-24361 "NO GPS"

[Bob Camp]

Hi

I think having the connectors on hand for a new cable is a real good idea…..

Bob

> On Nov 16, 2014, at 3:53 PM, Pete Lancashire <pete at petelancashire.com> wrote:
> 
> ... LED goes out ... I though so but just wanted to make sure. I've
> purchased a 2nd set and will see how that behaves. Also ordered a few
> of the DE-15 (if that is the correct way of saying it) connectors. The
> short pin concept seems to have not been a great idea.
> 
> -pete
> 
> On Sun, Nov 16, 2014 at 12:40 PM, Bob Camp <kb8tq at n1k.org> wrote:
>> Hi
>> 
>> On all my box pairs, the “NO GPS” lights all go out on all boxes once everything is “GOOD” as you define it.  A properly operating pair will have a STBY light (and only that light) on one box. The other box will have only the ON light lit.
>> 
>> Based on what I’ve seen. I’d suspect the cable between the two units as the source of (almost) any problem before I’d dig into the rest of the system.
>> 
>> Bob
>> 
>>> On Nov 16, 2014, at 3:29 PM, Pete Lancashire <pete at petelancashire.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Like to confirm
>>> 
>>> It has been said ...
>>>> When you apply power, all the LEDs on the front panel will flash.  The
>>>> "NO GPS" light will continue flashing until you connect a GPS antenna.
>>>> Once it sees a satellite, the light will stop flashing and remain on.
>>>> The unit will conduct a self-survey for several hours.  Eventually, if
>>>> all is well, the Z3812A ("REF 0" on its front panel) will show one
>>>> green "ON" light and the Z3811A ("REF 1") will show one yellow "STBY"
>>>> light.  This means that the Z3812A is actually transmitting its 15MHz
>>>> output, and the other one is silently waiting to take over if it
>>>> fails.
>>> 
>>> Is this correct about the "NO GPS" LED ?
>>> 
>>> Once the survey is over, and the GPS is considered to be "GOOD", should
>>> the yellow NO GPS LED be lit ?
>>> 
>>> For me after being on for a while the LED for me are
>>> 
>>> REF 1
>>>  NO GPS  ON solid  - this is the one I'm asking about
>>>  Fault       OFF
>>>  STBY      ON
>>>  ON          OFF
>>> REF 0
>>>   NO GPS ON
>>>   FAULT    OFF
>>>   STBY      OFF
>>>   ON          ON
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