[time-nuts] TBolt help...
EWKehren at aol.com
EWKehren at aol.com
Tue Jun 20 17:44:06 UTC 2017
You are not the only one that has experienced that problem happened to my
friend Juerg today too and a while back to me
Bert Kehren
In a message dated 6/20/2017 1:15:34 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
dave.mallery at gmail.com writes:
hi
many thanks to all!
it was much simpler: the pins in the power plug on the Tbolt had gradually
slid up in the connector block till the -12 disconnected.
all this in a closed insulated box on the wall!!!
humbled and happy
73,
dave mallery, k5en
On Mon, Jun 19, 2017 at 7:12 PM, J. L. Trantham <jltran at att.net> wrote:
> I had a T-Bolt 'failure' when my -12V supply died.
>
> I am aware of another event on the list when the solder connection at the
> -12V connector to the t-Bolt failed.
>
> Make sure the -12V is reaching the PCB for the T-Bolt.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Joe
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: time-nuts [mailto:time-nuts-bounces at febo.com] On Behalf Of Tom Van
> Baak
> Sent: Monday, June 19, 2017 3:42 PM
> To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement
> Subject: Re: [time-nuts] TBolt help...
>
> Hi Dave,
>
> There was one other report of something similar over the past ten years.
I
> did not look into it.
>
> Since your TBolt was part of the group buy, I'll send you a new one.
> Contact me off-list. But can you double check the -12 V power supply
> voltage for me? Anything between -7 and -15 is probably ok. But if it
fails
> it will affect the serial port. Also, if you have time, open the box and
> use a 'scope on both the input (TTL) and output (RS232) of the serial
> transceiver.
>
> Thanks,
> /tvb
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dave Mallery" <dave.mallery at gmail.com>
> To: "Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement" <
> time-nuts at febo.com>
> Sent: Monday, June 19, 2017 1:16 PM
> Subject: [time-nuts] TBolt help...
>
>
> > hi
> >
> > My Tbolt has been running for a long time, since the final group buy.
> >
> > It is still running (indicated by the 10MHz output) but there is no
data
> > coming out the serial port. LH says so and so does my lil TSIP monitor,
> as
> > well as my rs-232 cable monitor/breakout devices. I have tested all
the
> > cables involved.
> >
> > If this has happened to you, were you able to isolate it further? is
it
> > fixable?
> >
> > many thanks in advance!
> >
> > dave mallery
> >
> > --
> > Dave Mallery, K5EN (ubuntu linux 16-10)
> > PO Box 15 Ophir, OR 97464
> >
> > linux counter #64628 (since 1997)
>
>
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PO Box 15 Ophir, OR 97464
linux counter #64628 (since 1997)
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