Re: Fluke pods and 6532's

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You do need the "A" version - faster. The first 6532 you bought could be
bad, but the second is too slow.

John :-#)#

At 02:56 PM 12/07/2003 +0100, Phil Morris wrote:

>The 6532 in my Z80 pod recently failed. I know for certain that it's the
>6532 as I swapped out the same IC from my 6502 pod into the Z80 pod and
>*it* then worked just fine (likewise putting the suspect 6532 from the Z80
>pod into the 6502 caused said pod to fail with a timeout error). I
>obtained a replacement 6532 from a UK supplier (Dial electronics). This
>had the exact same markings as the original 6532, ie it was marked as:
>
>R6532AP
>R6532-13
>
>Trouble is, it didn't work.
>
>So, thinking the original must have been faulty, I obtained another 6532
>from Dial but marked as:
>
>R6532P
>R6532-11
>
>but that didn't work either.
>
>Now before I get hold of yet another replacement from Dial, I'm curious to
>know whether these chips are particularly prone to failure. Of course we
>don't know how Dial's stock may have been handled prior to them obtaining
>it (I'll say here that I've never had a problem with them in the past -
>all their supplied parts have been fine so this isn't a dig at them!).
>
>Also, how crucial is the type of 6532? I mean, how does a 6532AP differ
>from a 6532P for example?
>
>
>Thanks,
>Phil
>
>

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Received on Sat Jul 12 10:05:29 2003