Re: Fluke 8088 pod and a moron...

To clarify
The Pod -> Fluke cables are all the same
The Pod -> UUT cables are not

Just for the sleep deprived reading this thread at 3am :)

David
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Robertson" <jrr@flippers.com>
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Sent: Saturday, December 10, 2005 1:15 PM
Subject: Re: [Techtoolslist] Fluke 8088 pod and a moron...

> The pod cables to the base are all the same, so you can use one from
> either the Z80 or 8086 to test your 8088 pod.
>
> John :-#)#
>
> At 3:50 PM -0500 12/10/05, Greg Baumgratz wrote:
>>Do you know if they are the some from pod to pod so that I can at
>>least verify my pod still works? I have a couple Z80 and an 8086
>>pod that I can pull from to verify but I haven't had a chance to pin
>>out the cables yet. Still not talking to myself over the reversed
>>connector issue...
>>
>>Greg
>>
>>
>>
>>John Robertson wrote:
>>
>>>Oh...that might not be so good for the pod.
>>>
>>>I do have used, untested, pod-base connector cables for sale. Say,
>>>I dunno, $20US plus shipping seem fair? TTL members only pricing...
>>>
>>>John :-#)#
>>>
>>>At 1:21 PM -0500 12/10/05, Greg Baumgratz wrote:
>>>
>>>>Thanks for the reply - actually, it's the cable that goes from the
>>>>9010 base to the pod that I reversed inside the pod and is also
>>>>the one that wiggling seemed to allow the self test to pass. Are
>>>>those available anywhere or should I recrimp pins into the
>>>>connector? I am assuming they are different from pod to pod - is
>>>>this a correct assumption as well? As for rummaging through your
>>>>extensive pile of spare parts, when can I show up?
>>>>
>>>>Thanks,
>>>>Greg
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>John Robertson wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>Unlikely that reversing the cable would damage the pod. The
>>>>>inputs are ALL protected up to 15VDC as I recall. Rather it is
>>>>>far more likely that you simply have a bad cable. You can order
>>>>>one from Digi-Key - Single-Ended - Style 2 (or 4 depending on
>>>>>where you want pin 1) from CW Industries - the Canadian part
>>>>>number (hey I'm in Canada) is C2PXT-4018M-ND for an 18 inch one
>>>>>that you can then simply crimp on the 40 pin socket #CSR40T-ND
>>>>>(with strain relief).
>>>>>
>>>>>At least that's what I would do (after rummaging through my pile
>>>>>of pod spare parts (extensive)).
>>>>>
>>>>>John :-#)#
>>>>>
>>>>>At 6:23 AM -0700 12/9/05, voyager@galaxian.com wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>I received a Fluke 8088 pod yesterday and plugged it in to do a
>>>>>>self test to see if my 'untested' pod worked or not. Well the
>>>>>>test failed, but if I wiggled the cable at the pod side it
>>>>>>seemed to pass - so I pulled the case apart to look for loose
>>>>>>connections or wires. I looked at the cable connection that was
>>>>>>a little lose, disconnected it, plugged it back in and ran the
>>>>>>test again to produce nothing at all. Next, I realized the
>>>>>>connector was on backwards - nice. Of course, reversing it
>>>>>>producing nothing but a failure worse than before and wiggling
>>>>>>the cable does nothing. Anyone done this yet that has some info
>>>>>>on how much damage it did to the pod? I could troubleshoot it
>>>>>>with another 8088 pod, but I do not have another...
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Greg
>>>>>
>>>>>
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